Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Banks v. Hendrick
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1968No. Appeal, No. 316PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
In 1967 Charles Banks was arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on a fugitive warrant charging he had *577unlawfully fled the Commonwealth of Virginia without permission while on parole in that state for the crime of robbery.1 In response to an extradition warrant from the Governor of Virginia, the Governor of Pennsylvania issued Pennsylvania’s warrant. A writ of habeas corpus contesting the extradition was filed pursuant to §10 of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, Act of July 8, 1941, P. L. 288, 19 P.S. §191.10. After a hearing, the court below granted the writ…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Biddinger v. Commissioner of Police of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Innes v. TobinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Commonwealth v. Superintendent of Philadelphia County PrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Drinkall v. SpiegelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Edgar v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Hepps v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Douglass v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth ex rel. Flood v. PizzoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Berry v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth ex rel. Marshall v. GedneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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