Legal Opinion
Sacirbey v. Guccione
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 9, 2009No. Docket 06-5137-pr (L), 07-0018-pr (con)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider whether an arrest warrant issued by a foreign court that no longer has jurisdiction over the accused, nor the power to enforce the warrant, can provide an adequate basis for the extradition of a United States citizen. This is a question of first impression-and the fact that this issue has not been previously decided should not be surprising. It is a rare circumstance where the very document that provides the basis for an extradition request turns out to have been issued by an entity that no longer has lawful authority over the matter.…
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