Crosby v. Griswould

Jeffrey R. Crosby, the petitioner-appellant, appeals from an order of the Kiowa County District Court discharging a writ of habeas corpus and ordering the petitioner’s extradition to Mississippi. Crosby was arrested pursuant to a governor’s warrant after documents were filed by the State of Mississippi under section 16-19-104, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8). It is admitted that the petitioner is the person named in the requisition documents and that he is substantially charged with a crime. It is also clear that he is in fact a fugitive from justice. In this appeal, the petitioner asserts…