Legal Opinion

People v. Evans

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 13, 1984No. 2—83—0677PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

In response to a requisition warrant from James J. Blanchard, Governor of Michigan, James R. Thompson, Governor of Illinois, issued a rendition warrant for the return of defendant, Deborah Ann Evans, to Michigan. Evans had been charged in Michigan, by four complaints, with the unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, psilocybin. She was charged in Illinois and arrested for having been a fugitive from justice, and petitioned for habeas corpus relief, challenging the regularity of the rendition warrant and supporting documents.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Hackler v. LohmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  2. People v. CheekIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  3. People Ex Rel. Ritholz v. SainIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Ex Parte AndersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  5. The People Ex Rel. Coats v. SainIllinois Supreme Court · 1962

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Beauchamp v. ElrodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  2. Cohen v. SheahanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  3. Cohen v. SheahanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  4. Cohen v. SheahanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998

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