Legal Opinion
Maktos v. Matthews
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 31, 1952No. 11196PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, after a hearing, ordered the appellants extradited to North Carolina and committed them to the custody of the United States Marshal. 1 Pursuant to their petition, a writ of habeas corpus issued to test the legality of their detention. This appeal is from the order discharging the writ.
Appellants say they were not in North Carolina when the crime was alleged to have been committed, and so were not fugitives from the justice of that state. If so, they were entitled to be released from custody. If not, they were…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reed v. ColpoysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Lee Won Sing v. CottoneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Levy v. SplainDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1920
- Hill v. DorseyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re G. C. S.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Earnest Frank Brown, Sr. v. Charles H. Ward, United States Marshal for District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- John T. Hoffman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Matter of GCSDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976