Legal Opinion
In Re the Requested Extradition of Smyth
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 30, 1993No. CR 92-0152 MISC BACPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CAULFIELD, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
On September 14, 1992, the United Kingdom filed a formal request for the extradition of James Joseph Smyth to serve the remainder of his sentence for a 1978 conviction in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1 Smyth has indicated that he will raise a defense to extradition pursuant to Article 3(a) of the Supplemental Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which went into effect on December 23, 1986 (“Supplemental Treaty”) which provides:
Notwith…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5875, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,012 in the Matter of the Requested Extradition of James Joseph Smyth. United States of America v. James Joseph SmythCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. SmythCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 146, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 237 in the Matter of the Requested Extradition of James Joseph Smyth. United States of America v. James Joseph SmythCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. SmythCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996