Legal Opinion
Wright v. Bourbeau
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 16, 1985No. 2598PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpallone, J.
The plaintiff, Ronnie Wright, was charged in North Carolina with rape, burglary, armed robbery and two counts of breaking and entering. On January 27, 1983, he was arrested in Connecticut on a warrant charging him with being a fugitive from jus*513tice in North Carolina. He was incarcerated in lieu of bond and served by the defendant David Bourbeau, a Connecticut state trooper, with a rendition warrant, signed by the governor of Connecticut in response to a request for extradition signed by the governor of North Carolina. The plaintiff thereafter petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus challenging…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- State of South Dakota v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
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