No person shall be discharged upon the hearing of a writ of habeas corpus in the following cases:(1) When he is imprisoned under lawful process issued from a court of competent jurisdiction unless his case is one in which bail is allowed and proper bail is tendered;(2) By reason of any irregularity in the warrant or commitment where the same substantially conforms to the requirements of law;(3) For want of bond to prosecute;(4) When the person is imprisoned under a bench warrant which is regular upon its face;(5) By reason of any misnomer in the warrant or commitment when the court is satisfied that the person detained is the party charged with the offense;(6) When the person is in custody for a contempt of court and the court has not exceeded its jurisdiction in the length of the imprisonment imposed; or(7) In any other case in which it appears that the detention is authorized by law.
Georgia Legal Code