People Ex Rel. Gates v. Mulcahy

Appellant, Lawrence Gates, was arrested by the sheriff of Cook county on a rendition warrant issued by the Governor' of Illinois on the requisition of the Governor of California. A writ of habeas corpus was issued by the criminal court of Cook county on the petition of appellant on the ground that the extradition papers did not substantially charge a crime against appellant in California, and that the affidavit upon which the requisition was made was insufficient to charge a crime. A hearing was had in the criminal court and the writ dismissed, and appellant remanded to the custody of the…