What is habeas corpus?
A) The legal doctrine that says that a person who is arrested must have a timely hearing before a judge.
B) A governmental decree that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without the benefit of a trial.
C) A law that retroactively declares some action illegal.
D) The right to own and use property free from excessive government interference.
E) The prohibition of states from depriving anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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