Legal Opinion
In Re Extradition of Houchang Ghandtchi. United States of America v. Houchang Ghandtchi
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 1983No. 83-5019PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
The defendant Houchang Ghandtchi is wanted by the government of West Germany for various violations of that country’s tax laws. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3184 and an extradition treaty with West Germany, the United States instituted extradition proceedings against the defendant before a magistrate. Some time after the defendant was taken into custody, the magistrate ordered him released on a five hundred thousand dollar bond, pending an extradition hearing, concluding that “special circumstances” justified his release on bail. The United States immediately sought in…
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