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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 248 HABEAS CORPUS AND PERSONAL LIBERTY
  5. Section 8 Designation of prisoner

Section 8

Section 8: Designation of prisoner

Section 8. The person restrained shall be designated by name, if known; otherwise, he may be so described as to identify him.