Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 4, 1967PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Ray D. Morris seeks his release from custody of the Sheriff of Mobile County on authority of a rendition warrant issued by ■the Governor of Alabama on request of the Governor of South Carolina.

In brief appellant argues two points ■for reversal. The first is: That the purported requisition of the Governor of South Carolina, serving as the basis of the rendition warrant, was nothing more than an order signed by the Governor of the demanding state appointing agents to receive…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GuinnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  2. In Re Application of SummersWashington Supreme Court · 1952
  3. State v. FreemanAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
  4. Boothe v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1965
  5. In Re Application of TrignaniNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re MoskalukSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
  2. Johnson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. Warner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
  4. Calhoun v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  5. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967

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