Legal Opinion
United States v. Smyth
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1995No. 94-10495PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This is a proceeding brought by the United States on behalf of the United Kingdom to extradite James J. Smyth to Northern Ireland. Smyth was convicted of the attempted murder of a prison officer in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1978 and sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. He escaped from the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland in September of 1983 and arrived in San Francisco several months later. The United States, at the request of the United Kingdom, seeks Smyth’s extradition to Northern Ireland to serve the remainder of his prison term. Extradition is sought pursuant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- William Joseph Quinn v. Glen Robinson, United States Marshal for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Extradition of Curtis Andrew Howard. United States of America v. Curtis Andrew HowardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Salome Bara Arnbjornsdottir-Mendler, Appellant/plaintiff v. United States of America, Appellee/defendantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- In Re the Requested Extradition of Doherty Ex Rel. Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern IrelandDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- In Re the Requested Extradition of SmythDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Ramiro Cornejo-Barreto v. W.H. Siefert, Warden of the Metropolitan Detention CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5875, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,012 in the Matter of the Requested Extradition of James Joseph Smyth. United States of America v. James Joseph SmythCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Prasoprat v. BenovDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2009
- Hedelito Garcia v. Linda ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
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