Abernathy v. Smith

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Helm

Affirming.

At the March term, 1948, the grand jurors of the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, found a true bill against Charles Abernathy, charging him with the offense of larceny after trust, a felony under the Georgia law, section 26-2809, • Code of Georgia. A bench warrant was issued for Abernathy on March 30, 1948. Abernathy was not found in the state of Georgia. He had come to Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The Governor of Georgia made application to the Governor of Kentucky for the delivery of Charles Abernathy to an agent of that state for the purpose…