Ex Parte Owen
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Application for writ of habeas corpus by Ralph T. Owen. Hon. Lee Cruce, Governor of the state of Oklahoma, having issued his warrant in extradition proceedings for the return of Ralph T. Owen to the state of Iowa, as a fugitive from justice, upon the ground that said party was guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses, and the said Ralph T. Owen being in custody by virtue of the warrant issued by the Governor of the state of Oklahoma on such proceedings, applied to…
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Application for writ of habeas corpus by Ralph T. Owen. Hon. Lee Cruce, Governor of the state of Oklahoma, having issued his warrant in extradition proceedings for the return of Ralph T. Owen to the state of Iowa, as a fugitive from justice, upon the ground that said party was guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses, and the said Ralph T. Owen being in custody by virtue of the warrant issued by the Governor of the state of Oklahoma on such proceedings, applied to this court for a writ of habeas corpus. Upon the hearing of this cause, all the papers which were before the Governor of…
1Opinion of the CourtFurman, J.
(after stating the facts as above). First. Section 2, art. 4, of the Constitution of the United States is as follows:
“The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.
“A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.”
In conformity to this provision of the Constitution, Congress has enacted the…
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