The court or judge must make a final order to remand the prisoner if it shall appear that the prisoner is detained in custody either:

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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 782.21

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia, the states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories organized by congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)   By virtue of process issued by any court or judge of the United States, in a case where such court or judge has exclusive jurisdiction; or
   (2)   By virtue of the final judgment or order of any competent court of civil or criminal jurisdiction or of any execution issued upon such judgment or order; or
   (3)   For any contempt, specially and plainly charged in the commitment by some court, officer or body having authority to commit for the contempt so charged; and
   (4)   That the time during which such party may be legally detained has not expired.