Benton v. Rhyne

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This case arises out of an attempt by the state of South Carolina to extradite appellant, and the appeal is from a judgment of the district court of Leavenworth County denying a writ of habeas corpus.

From such record as there is before us, the factual background of the matter appears to be substantially as follows:

In January, 1955, appellant was arrested in the District of Columbia, such arrest being based on information that he was a fugitive from justice in the state of South Carolina. We are told that he had escaped from custody in that…