These are the official forms for use in Family Court proceedings. Habeas Corpus, in the Federal Court, is a petition that claims that you are being detained against your US constitutional rights.This Chapter explains an important right—the writ of habeas corpus. The office may only represent persons who are indigent, that is, persons who lack independent resources sufficient to enable them to retain. This practice advisory is an introduction to the law of habeas corpus in the immigration context. Federal habeas corpus is a procedure under which a federal court may review the legality of an individual's incarceration. (The district clerk of the county of conviction will fill in this blank.) IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS. The U.S. Supreme Court interprets the Constitution, which means it defines constitutional rights and violations in the cases it decides. Petition for habeas corpus must be filed in county of petitioner's conviction. OVERVIEW: Latin for "that you have the body.