Legal Opinion

Hunter v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 26, 1985No. 13-85-259-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

The trial court denied appellant habeas corpus relief which he had sought to pre*855vent his extradition to Mississippi. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the documents supporting the Governor of Mississippi’s request for extradition show a judicial determination of probable cause for appellant’s arrest. If the documents show that a Mississippi judge has found probable cause to arrest appellant, Texas courts must honor this finding, for when a judicial officer in a demanding state has found probable cause to arrest, the asylum…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wolf v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Giordenello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Garrison v. SmithDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1976
  5. Ex Parte SanchezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ex parte BatyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Ex Parte Heather Dawn Grady, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  3. Ex Parte Heather Dawn Grady, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  4. Ex Parte Heather Dawn Grady, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  5. Ex Parte: Michael Runkel, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2006

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