Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Blake v. Pataki
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 2, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*584On April 8, 1976 an individual using the name Larry Wayne Barnett (hereinafter Barnett) pleaded guilty to forgery in the state of South Carolina, and was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, to run concurrently with an earlier sentence imposed for grand larceny. On August 18, 1976 Barnett escaped from custody and fled to New York. In 1993 South Carolina officials prepared extradition papers, but the then-Governor, Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., refused to sign the authorizations necessary to initiate extradition, determining that “exceptional circumstances” weighed against extradition,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Biddinger v. Commissioner of Police of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- California v. Superior Court of Cal., San Bernardino Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People ex rel. Strachan v. ColonNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People ex rel. Angell v. ScoralickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by2 opinions
- People ex rel. Blake v. PatakiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People ex rel. Blake v. PatakiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012