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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-22-102 (2026)

No Release For Technical Defects

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  5. 46-22-102 No release for technical defects

TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 22. HABEAS CORPUS

Part 1. Availability of Writ

No Release For Technical Defects

46-22-102. No release for technical defects. A person may not be released on a writ of habeas corpus due to any technical defect in commitment not affecting the person's substantial rights.

History: En. 95-2716 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2716; amd. Sec. 234, Ch. 800, L. 1991.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: Beach v. State, 2015 MT 118, 348 P.3d 629.
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Beach v. State, 2015 MT 118, 348 P.3d 629. · cites it 17× “To the extent we might interpret the habeas statute to include restrictions against natural rights, we are instructed not to do so if the statute is equally susceptible of an interpretation in favor of natural rights.”
Burton v. Seifert, No. OP 22-0285 (Mont. Aug. 16, 2022). · cites it 2× “The State contends Burton is not being held illegally, citing § 46-22-102, MCA ("a person rnay not be released on a writ of habeas corpus due to any technical defect in c01-11111 itincnt not affecting the person's substantial rights.”
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