State v. Murray

Pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Law which has been adopted in this state the defendant was entitled to a hearing (RSA 612:15) and the opportunity to be released on bail (RSA 612:16) both of which have been accorded the defendant. Ex parte Thaw, 209 Fed. 954 (D. N. H. 1913). However the defendant contends that the continuance of the hearing to March 3, 1962 is illegal and “an unlawful deprivation of due process.” While there is a dearth of authority on the power of the court in an extradition hearing to grant or deny a continuance or adjournment, it has been…