Powell v. Brown

BENHAM, Justice.

This appeal is from an order dismissing a petition for habeas corpus filed by Jeffrey Montez Powell. Although the record is extremely sparse, it appears from the pleadings and briefs that Powell was arrested in DeKalb County for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, obstruction of an officer, and giving a false name. Informed he would be held for an extradition warrant from Ohio, Powell signed a waiver of extradition. After signing the waiver, but before the arrival of a demand for extradition from the authorities in Ohio or, so far as the record shows…