Legal Opinion
Lopez-Smith v. Hood
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1997No. 96-17091PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
This case raises several issues of the law of extradition. Most notably, the question arises whether mental deficiencies which would render a person incapable of standing trial entitle him to deferral of extradition.
FACTS
Mexico sought extradition of Lopez-Smith, for murder. Magistrate Judge Raymond Terlizzi, after careful consideration, certified that he was extraditable. Lopez-Smith was charged with murder in Mexico. A warrant for his arrest was issued by a Mexican court. Evidence before the magistrate established probable cause to believe that Lopez-Smith had indeed…
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