57. Well, you see, that is NOT what habeas corpus means
My point is that is is very hard to explain. It has nothing to do with knowing the details of the charges against you or having a lawyer or seeing the evidence against you. Those are other rights covered in other parts of the constitution that have nothing to do with habeas and many of those rights apply only to US citizens.
Habeas corpus is actually a writ that says that the government must either release or put on trial someone that it is holding in custody. It is, in effect, someone in custody saying, "What's going on here? Why am I being held? Put me on trial or let me go."
The other rights that you discuss like the right to counsel are totally separate issues.
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