Commonwealth ex rel. Marshall v. Gedney

Opinion by

Me. Justice Robeets,

Ruby Marshall was arrested by Philadelphia police on a fugitive warrant prompted by an extradition request from the governor of Kansas. This appeal is from the denial by the court of common pleas of appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because the only issue presented is whether appellant may be extradited, jurisdiction on appeal is properly in the Superior Court. We therefore transfer the appeal to that court.1

The Superior Court has appellate jurisdiction in appeals from all final orders of the courts of common pleas except in that class of appeals…