The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 3985)
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§ 3985. Habeas corpus to bring respondent or witness into court
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a court from issuing a writ of habeas corpus,
when necessary, to bring before it a prisoner for trial in a criminal cause pending
in the court, or to be surrendered in discharge of bail, or examined as a witness
in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending in such court, when the personal
attendance and examination of the witness is necessary in the administration of justice.