State ex rel. Jones v. Gann

OPINION

WALKER, Judge.

By his petition for habeas corpus, Larry Jones contested extradition to the State of Kentucky as directed by a rendition warrant issued by the Governor of Tennessee in response to the formal request of December 20, 1977, from the Governor of Kentucky. The petitioner was indicted in Monroe County, Kentucky, for the burglary of a store in Ackersville on November 15, 1977. Duly authenticated copies of the indictment accompanied the request. The Criminal Court of Macon County denied the petition and Jones appeals.

At the hearing on his petition, Jones sought to challenge…