Legal Opinion

Light v. Cronin

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 8, 1980No. 79SA121PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERICKSON, Justice.

A hearing on a writ of habeas corpus formulated -the issues in this extradition proceeding. The district court discharged the writ, and ordered that the petitioner, Thomas H. Light, be extradited to Pennsylvania. The petitioner appeals. We affirm.

The petitioner was charged with being a fugitive from justice, when he fled from Pennsylvania after he was charged with committing the Pennsylvania statutory crimes of conspiracy, robbery, theft by unlawful taking, and reckless endangerment on or about May 1, 1978. Section 16-19-103, C.R.S. 1973.

Thereafter, he was arrested in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dilworth v. LeachSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  2. Samples v. CroninSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  3. Allen v. CroninSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  4. Renton v. CroninSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  5. Dominguez v. BraySupreme Court of Colorado · 1975

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Richardson v. CroninSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  2. Guy v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  3. Lucero v. MartinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  4. Secrest v. SimonetSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  5. Miller v. DebekkerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983

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