Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Shults v. Lombard
New York County Courts
Decided September 1, 1977PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonald J. Mark, J.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus to test the legality of the request of the State of Nevada that the relator be extradited to that State on a charge of escape in that he allegedly escaped from custody while being held on charges of murder and burglary.
The relator resists his extradition upon the ground that the demanding State is without jurisdiction to extradite him.
It is the relator’s claim that Clark County, the county where his crime was allegedly committed, is not situate within the State of Nevada, because although the Nevada Legislature enacted legislation to annex…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hunt v. . HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Drew v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- In Re the Probate of the Will of WeeksNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Surianello v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976
- Kerfoot v. KelleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
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