Legal Opinion
Paolo Lo Duca v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 29, 1996No. 734, Docket 95-2462PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This appeal presents a novel challenge to the constitutionality of the United States extradition statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3184 (1994), which has governed the extradition of fugitives found in this country for nearly 150 years. Petitioner-appellant Paolo Lo Duca appeals from the July 24, 1995, judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (David G. Trager, Judge), dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Lo Duca contends primarily that his extradition is unconstitutional because section 3184 violates the doctrine of…
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