Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Osburn v. Haas
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 1970No. Appeals, Nos. 494PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Pomeroy,
On June 6, 1969, appellant Roy Osburn was taken into custody by appellee, the Sheriff of Union County, on a detainer warrant charging that he was a fugitive *343from justice in West Virginia. On June 30, 1969, the Governor of Pennsylvania, at the request of the Governor of West Virginia and in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, Act of July 8, 1941, P.L. 288, 19 P.S. §§191.1, et seq., issued a Governor’s Warrant for the arrest and extradition of appellant to West Virginia where he stood indicted for escape from lawful custody.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Marbles v. CreecySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Commonwealth ex rel. Bonomo v. HaasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
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