Lawrence v. Pestana

Appellant appeals the trial court’s order granting the defendant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. We reverse.

On June 30, 1989, a deputy of the State of Michigan swore out a felony complaint before a district court judge of the State of Michigan. Based on the complaint, the judge made a finding of probable cause and issued a warrant for the arrest of the defendant. Based on said warrant, the defendant was arrested in Dade County, Florida. Thereafter, the governor of the State of Michigan demanded from the governor of the State of Florida that the defendant be delivered to agents of the…