Legal Opinion
Burke v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 6, 1970PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARDEN, Justice.
On appeal from the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking release from arrest under a rendition warrant issued by the Governor of the State of Maine in response to requisition for extradition by the State of Indiana.
The basic considerations of the extradition process (15 M.R.S.A. §§ 201-229, inclusive, Uniform Criminal Extradition Act) (Act) and scope of review by Maine as the asylum State were delineated in Poulin v. Bonenfant, Me., 251 A.2d 436 and are incorporated here by reference.
The fact from petitioner’s testimony and giving rise to the controversy…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Munsey v. CloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Hyatt v. People Ex Rel. CorkranSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Appleyard v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by3 opinions
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