Legal Opinion
People v. Culwell
New York County Courts
Decided January 4, 1995Published
1Opinion of the Court
*577OPINION OF THE COURT
Dan Lamont, J.
In this habeas corpus proceeding brought by defendant/ alleged fugitive William K. Culwell to test the legality of his arrest under the Governor’s extradition warrant, this court holds and determines that the writ of habeas corpus is sustained and the alleged fugitive discharged from custody without prejudice to such further proceedings as the sovereign State of Alabama shall deem advisable.
FACTS
William Culwell left his wife and two minor children in the State of Alabama in August 1989 and has resided in New York State ever since. The alleged fugitive’s wife…
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