KELLY, Judge:
In this opinion we are called upon to determine whether habeas corpus relief is available to a defendant who is in custody in a jurisdiction from which he has absconded or escaped from lawful confinement, when such a defendant alleges his original seizure was illegal. We conclude that once legal cause for detaining a defendant arises prior to the final hearing in the habeas corpus proceedings, the question of the lawfulness of the initial...
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