Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
At a meeting of the Governor and Council held on May 5, 1909, the following vote was passed, and on the following day was transmitted to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court: Whereas, the Executive of the State of New York has made demand upon the Governor of this Commonwealth for the surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice, charged in that State with the crime of murder in the first degree, the person so demanded being now confined in the State prison at…
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At a meeting of the Governor and Council held on May 5, 1909, the following vote was passed, and on the following day was transmitted to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court: Whereas, the Executive of the State of New York has made demand upon the Governor of this Commonwealth for the surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice, charged in that State with the crime of murder in the first degree, the person so demanded being now confined in the State prison at Charles-town upon a conviction of burglary; and whereas, doubt exists whether or not said fugitive may be surrendered to the…
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On May 18,1909, the Justices returned the following answer:
To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
The undersigned Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, having considered the question upon which their opinion is required by the Governor and Council, respectfully submit the following opinion:
The duty of the Governor of the Commonwealth to deliver up a person charged in another State with treason, felony or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this State and is demanded by the executive authority of the State from which…
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