A habeas corpus proceeding, which is a separate civil action that does not challenge the guilt of the defendant but challenges the lawfulness of the defendant's imprisonment, is referred to as:

a. a collateral attack.
b. a writ of error.
c. an injunction.
d. a collateral estoppel.


a

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