Chatham v. State

ALMON, Judge.

Appellant was arrested under a Governor’s warrant issued by the Governor 'of Alabama on the-requisition' of the'Governor of Mississippi. This warrant recited that appellant was charged by indictment in the County of Jackson, • Mississippi, with the crime of embezzlement. • -

Appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking -his discharge from the custody of the Sheriff of Mobile County. He contends that extradition is sought directly or indirectly to aid in the collection of a debt. From a judgment of the circuit court denying his discharge, he brings this appeal.

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