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Ex Parte Williams v. Robertson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 1, 1936PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTipton, J.

The relator, restrained of his liberty on a warrant of the Governor of this State, issued upon a requisition of the Governor of Illinois, invokes habeas corpus to effect his release. The relator was charged with the crime of robbery, committed in- Adams County, Illinois. The person alleged to have been robbed is O. F. Shulian. The agent and messenger for the State of Illinois is Ray Robertson.

‘As has often been said, the duty of the executive of an asylum state to deliver a fugitive from justice to the authorities of a demanding state does not rest upon the principle of comity, but on…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Roberts v. ReillySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Munsey v. CloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Hale v. AllinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  4. Drew v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. Illinois Ex Rel. McNichols v. PeaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1907

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Ex Parte ArringtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
  2. Ex Parte RiccardiArizona Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Ex parte BeethCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  4. Hagel v. HendrixMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
  5. Ex parte Foskett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965

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