Legal Opinion
Williams v. Wayne County Sheriff
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1975No. 55037, (Calendar No. 1)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. S. Coleman, J.
(to affirm). The central concern of this case is a legal argument towards change in the law of extradition by our Court. However, a full understanding of the facts is crucial and pointedly illustrates the fallacy of that argument.
In 1961 plaintiff and four other persons were indicted for kidnapping in North Carolina by the Union County Grand Jury. In 1964 the four coindictees were tried on the 1961 indictments and found guilty. However, plaintiff was not tried with the co-indictees, having been a fugitive from North Carolina at the time. On January 29, 1965 the North Carolina Supreme Court…
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