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State v. Knight

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 6, 1943No. 7 Div. 716PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Judge.

The State appeals from an order of the Judge of Probate of Talladega County discharging appellee from custody of the sheriff of said county, upon petition for writ of habeas corpus.

Appellee was held in custody under an extradition warrant, duly issued for his detention by the Honorable Frank M. Dixon, Governor of Alabama, upon the request of the Governor of Tennessee.

The appeal, by the State, is prosecuted pursuant to the statute. Code 1940, Title 15, § 369.

The contention below — raised by demurrer and upon which the order of discharge was rested — was that the Governor’s…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. ParrishSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  2. State v. SheltonAlabama Court of Appeals · 1942
  3. State of Tennessee v. HamiltonAlabama Court of Appeals · 1939
  4. Adams v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1942
  5. State v. RogersAlabama Court of Appeals · 1942

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rayburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  2. Shirley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Monroe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  4. Emmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  5. State v. KnightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943

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