Proctor v. Skinner

BURNETT, Judge.

When a sister state demands that Idaho extradite a fugitive from justice, the demanding state must furnish our Governor authenticated copies of documents which “substantially charge the person demanded with having committed a crime under the law of that state.” I.C. § 19-4503. In this appeal we are asked to interpret the phrase, “substantially charge.”

The State of Nevada has accused James Proctor of failing to appear in a Nevada court, for a jury trial on another charge, after being admitted to bail. Such failure to appear, commonly called bail jumping, is defined as a crime by…