In re Hope
New York Executive Chamber
James Hope was brought from California to New York under a requisition from the governor of New York, was convicted of the crime charged, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. After his term had expired, and before an opportunity had been given him to return to California, he was arrested on a requisition from the governor of Delaware to the governor of New York, and he now applies to the governor of New York to vacate the warrant of arrest.
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Governor.
The governor of Delaware has issued a requisition upon me for the return to that state of the prisoner, James Hope. The papers ac*29companying the requisition consist of a copy of an indictment against Hope for .burglary, and a record of conviction thereunder in Delaware, showing his sentence for 10 years, and proof by affidavit that he escaped from jail with over 9 years of such sentence unserved. His return to that state is demanded for the purpose of compelling him to serve out the remainder of his unexpired sentence. The requisition was honored by me pro forma, and the…
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