A Writ of Habeas Corpus Declares That

A writ of habeas corpus declares that:

A) the government must show a legal cause for holding someone in detention
B) the government cannot send a defendant to stand trial in a geographically distant jurisdiction
C) a defendant in a felony trial must receive assistance from legal council
D) capital punishment can be neither cruel nor unusual
E) the government cannot search premises without a warrant issues by a judge