Legal Opinion

People Ex Rel. Morris v. Walsh

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 1948No. 30506. Order affirmedPublished

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fulton

This is an appeal from an order of the criminal court of Cook County which quashed a writ of habeas corpus and ordered the relatrix, Evelyn Morris, remanded to the sheriff for delivery to the authorities of the State of Idaho for extradition on a warrant issued by the Governor of Illinois pursuant to a request of the Governor of Idaho for prosecution of the crime of grand larceny in the State of Idaho.

The record discloses that Evelyn Morris, hereafter referred to as the appellant, was arrested upon the warrant of the Governor of Illinois issued upon the requisition of the Governor of Idaho. A…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Flowers v. GruenewaldIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  2. People Ex Rel. Lyman v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
  3. People Ex Rel. Downer v. O'BrienIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
  4. People Ex Rel. Gardner v. MulcahyIllinois Supreme Court · 1945

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