Richardson v. Sullivan

NEIGHBORS, Justice.

The petitioner, Allen Peyton Richardson (Richardson), appeals from the district court’s ruling denying him habeas corpus relief in extradition proceedings initiated by the State of Florida. He is charged in Florida with first-degree murder in violation of Fla.Stat.Ann. § 782.04 (West 1976). Richardson first claims that the Florida circuit court’s finding of probable cause is not binding on Colorado courts because the procedure for determining probable cause which was followed by the court in the demanding state is constitutionally defective under the fourth amendment to the…