Harris v. Massey

Hill, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding, instituted as a consequence of Code Ann. § 44-411, to test the legality of petitioner’s arrest upon the governor’s warrant and his extradition to Kentucky. After a hearing, the court below ruled against the petitioner.

In 1968 Kentucky sought, unsuccessfully, to extradite petitioner from Indiana. This appeal centers around the effect of the 1968 Indiana judgment which granted petitioner’s writ of habeas corpus and denied the Kentucky extradition demand. Petitioner asserts that the doctrine of res judicata is applicable where extradition has…