Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Ross
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 27, 1952No. 10850PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
The question before us is whether the District Court erred in discharging a writ of habeas corpus sued out by the appellant, Willie Fowler, to test the validity of an extradition order against him. More specifically, the questions are (1) whether he was in North Carolina, the demanding state, at the time he was alleged to have committed therein the crime of abandonment and nonsupport of his wife and minor children, and (2) if he was not there at that time, whether extradition is barred for that reason.
The history of the case begins in 1947, when Fowler’s wife,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hyatt v. People Ex Rel. CorkranSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- State Ex Rel. Lea v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
- Hughes v. PflanzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1905
- State v. May.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- Reed v. ColpoysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Oliver Lee Kirkland and Elizabeth Smith v. Paul H. Preston and Luke MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Bruzaud v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Johnette Moncrief v. Sam A. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Jones v. WarmuthWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- Rowse v. DISTRICT COURT IN & FOR COUNTY OF ALAMOSASupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
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