At the 1787 Constitutional Convention Habeas Corpus was first introduced with a series of propositions on August 20th by Charles Pinckney, a delegate from South Carolina. Habeas Corpus was discussed and voted on substantively on August 28th, 1787, where the first vote of the motion in favor of Habeas Corpus passed unanimously, and the second part passed by a vote of 7 to 3, for making Habeas Corpus Constitutionally-recognized.