§ 10-9-14. Examination of cause of restraint - Adjournment. When the writ of habeas corpus is returned, the court shall, without delay, proceed to examine the causes of the imprisonment or restraint, but the examination may be adjourned from time to time, as circumstances may require.
History of Section. (C.P.A. 1905, § 663; G.L. 1909, ch. 305, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 356, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 584, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 10-9-14.)