Commonwealth v. Hawes
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 28 — MOTION IN CRIMINAL COURT APPEAL EROM KENTON CRIMINAL COURT. The Hon. W. L. Jackson, Judge of the Ninth Judicial District, presided in this case, in the Kenton Criminal Court, under an appointment by the Governor, pursuant to section 10, article 4, chapter 12, General Statutes. 1. The claim of exemption in this case, from trial for crimes other than those named in the treaty of 1842, or in the warrant of extradition, is not sustained by any provision of the treaty,…
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Case 28 — MOTION IN CRIMINAL COURT APPEAL EROM KENTON CRIMINAL COURT. The Hon. W. L. Jackson, Judge of the Ninth Judicial District, presided in this case, in the Kenton Criminal Court, under an appointment by the Governor, pursuant to section 10, article 4, chapter 12, General Statutes. 1. The claim of exemption in this case, from trial for crimes other than those named in the treaty of 1842, or in the warrant of extradition, is not sustained by any provision of the treaty, or by the practice of the governments of Great Britain or the United States under that treaty, nor by any adjudication…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lindsay
Smith N. Hawes stood indicted in the Kenton Criminal Court for uttering forged paper, for embezzlement, and also upon four separate and distinct charges of forgery. He was found to be a resident of the town of London, in the dominion of Canada, and in February, 1877, was demanded by the President of the United States, and surrendered by the Canadian authorities, to answer three of said charges of forgery. As to the fourth charge, the evidence of his criminality was not deemed sufficient, and that alleged offense was omitted from the warrant of extradition. The demand and surrender were made…
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