Заранее )) in britain, the united states and many other english-speaking countries, the law of habeas corpus guarantees that nobody can be held in prison without trial. habeas corpus became a law because of a wild party held in 1621 at the london home of a notoriously rowdy lady, alice robinson. when a constable appeared and asked her and her guests to quiet down, mrs. robinson allegedly swore at him so violently that he arrested her, and a local justice of the peace committed her to jail.