Beam v. McKinster

Petitioner, Christopher W. Beam, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in an extradition proceeding, section 16-19-101 et seq., C.R.S. 1973 (now in 1978 Repl. Vol. 8). We affirm.

The state of Texas sought the return of a person named in the Governor’s warrant and extradition documents as “Chris Beam.” The petitioner asserts that Chris Beam, the person against whom extradition is sought, does not identify “Christopher W. Beam,” although the petitioner used the named “Christopher Beam” in the trial proceedings. The use of the middle initial occurs for…