Hammond v. State ex rel. Davis

Paul Ward, Justice.

This is a review of a refusal by the Circuit Court of White County to grant Carlond Hammond (Petitioner) a Writ of Habeas Corpus whereby he sought to evade extradition to the State of Louisiana. A brief statement of facts from which stems this litigation is set out below.

On May 30, 1967 the Governor of Louisiana signed requisition papers directed to the Governor of Arkansas asking for the return of Petitioner who was charged in 1964 with the crime of stealing $25,000 in Louisiana. On August 2, 1967 a hearing was held on the matter in the office of the Governor of Arkansas,…