Ohio Statutes
§ 2725.16 — Continuance of cause
Ohio § 2725.16
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Bluebook
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2725.16 (2026).
Text
The court or judge to whom a writ of habeas corpus is returned, or the court into which it is adjourned, for good cause shown, may continue the cause, and, in that event, shall make such order for the safekeeping of the person imprisoned or detained as the nature of the case requires.
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Legislative History
Effective: October 1, 1953 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Nearby Sections
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§ 2725.02
Courts authorized to grant writ§ 2725.04
Application for writ§ 2725.05
Writ not allowed§ 2725.06
Writ must be granted§ 2725.07
Clerk shall issue writ§ 2725.08
Designation of prisoner§ 2725.09
Requisites of writ§ 2725.11
Service of writ§ 2725.12
Execution and return of writ§ 2725.13
Return of writ to another judge§ 2725.14
Contents of the return§ 2725.15
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Ohio § 2725.16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/oh/2725.16.