People ex rel. Bleecher v. Silberglitt

There has been a full hearing on this writ of habeas corpus, the response to which was that the relator has committed the crime of burglary in Pennsylvania, is a fugitive from justice, and it is sought to “ extradite ”* him to that State.

It is not for me to determine the guilt or innocence of the relator of the crime charged. That is for the trial court (People ex rel. Gottschalk v. Brown, 237 N. Y. 483, 487; People ex rel. Levin v. Warden of Women’s Prison, 188 Misc. 307, 309, affd. 271 App. Div. 951). In this proceeding, wherein the relator alleges that his detention by the New York police…