HABEAS CORPUS: A Remedy for Violations of Constitutional Rights

“The principal purpose of the writ of habeas corpus is to serve as ‘a bulwark against convictions that violate “fundamental fairness.”’” Bunkley v. Commissioner, 222 Conn. 444, 460-61 (1992)

"The assertion of federal rights, when plainly and reasonably made, is not to be defeated under the name of local practice." -- Davis v. Wechsler, 263 US 22, at 24

Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519 (1972)
"Allegations such as those asserted by petitioner, however in artfully pleaded, are sufficient"... "which we hold to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers."