Broughton v. Griffin

Jordan, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying the appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus in an extradition proceeding.

North Carolina sought to extradite the appellant in April 1978. At a habeas corpus hearing on May 5, 1978, appellant testified that he was not in the State of North Carolina on the date of the alleged offenses. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the petitioner’s writ was granted and there was no appeal from that order. Subsequent thereto the Supreme Court of the United States decided the case of Michigan v. Doran, — U. S. — (99 SC 530, 58 LE2d 521)…