Legal Opinion

Secrest v. Simonet

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 12, 1985No. 84SA375PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEIGHBORS, Justice.

The petitioner, Roy E. Secrest, appeals the district court’s judgment discharging his writ of habeas corpus and ordering his extradition to the State of Louisiana. On appeal, Secrest claims that: (1) Colorado lacks jurisdiction to order his extradition; (2) the trial court erred in finding that respondent established a prima facie case of identity; and (3) the absence of the state seal on some of the extradition documents renders them fatally defective. The respondent maintains that petitioner’s notice of appeal was not timely filed. We reject the parties’ respective…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. MINNEAPOLIS RR v. Peoria Ry.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Richardson v. CroninSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  4. Light v. CroninSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  5. Bell v. BowerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hartford Leasing Corp. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1994
  2. Heartland Express v. GardnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  3. Selph v. BuckallewSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  4. People v. GarciaColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. Burns v. RomerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

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