Legal Opinion
Powell v. Meyer
New York County Court, Essex County
Decided June 29, 1945PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Haetshoenb, C. P. J.
The Governor of New Jersey, after a hearing, issued his extradition warrant for the return of petitioner Powell, as an escaped prisoner, to the State of Georgia, on the due demand of the Governor of that state, all as provided by the Uniform Extradition Act in force in New Jersey and Georgia and generally throughout the states of the Union, R. S. 2 :185-6 as amended, N. J. 8. A. 2:185-6, et seq. This act implements the brief, mandatory provisions of the United States Constitution that “A person charged in any State with treason, felony or other crime, who shall flee from…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Moore v. DempseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Roberts v. ReillySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- In re ThompsonNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1915
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Mattox v. Superintendent of County PrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by1 opinion
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