Legal Opinion
U.S.A. Ex Rel. Lolita Saroop v. Jesus A. Garcia. Lolita Saroop
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 21, 1997No. 96-7196PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA
The issue on appeal in this habeas corpus case is the validity of the extradition treaty between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago. The district court found there was a valid treaty permitting extradition. We will affirm.
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In 1991, Lolita Saroop, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, was indicted in the United States Virgin Islands for drug trafficking and conspiracy. She was charged with supplying and packaging illegal drugs for a conspiracy based in St. Croix and profiting from their sale.
Citing a 1931 treaty between the United States and Great Britain, the…
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