Legal Opinion

Juvenile

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 31, 1985PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.

The petitioners appeal from orders entered by a Superior Court judge denying their petitions for writs of habeas corpus. The appeal challenges the legality of their arrest on warrants issued by the Governor of the Commonwealth in response to formal demands by the Governor of Maryland for their rendition to face criminal charges in Maryland. We granted the Commonwealth’s application for direct appellate review and now affirm the orders denying the writs of habeas corpus.

On July 17, 1984, the two petitioners were arrested in the Commonwealth pursuant to formal demands by the Governor of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Commonwealth of Ky. v. DENNISON, GOVERNOR, &C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1861
  4. Ayers v. RatsheskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  5. Hardy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In re O.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. In re BoyntonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. In re HaynesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  4. In re LovejoySupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
  5. State v. CookCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003

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