Dawson v. Nelson

DUBOFSKY, Justice.

The petitioner-appellant, William Dawson, appeals the Arapahoe County district court’s discharge of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court discharged the writ because the warrant and supporting documents substantially charged the petitioner with the crime of murder in California. On appeal, the petitioner claims that extradition should be denied because he was detained for longer than 30 days after his arrest, in violation of section 16-19-116, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8).1 We affirm the district court’s discharge of the petition.

The petitioner was…