In re Walton

JOHNSON, Acting P. J., Dissenting.

“Even convicted criminals are entitled to be treated by their government in a fair and straightforward manner.” (Johnson v. Williford (9th Cir. 1982) 682 F.2d 868, 872.)

*950I respectfully dissent.

In this habeas corpus proceeding, a long-time California resident challenges an extradition order returning him to Georgia to serve the remaining term of a sentence for a 30-year-old crime. Unlike my colleagues, I conclude this is one of those extraordinarily rare instances where a state’s behavior in the extradition process itself—involving undue delay, earlier ignored…