Cronauer v. State

The rendition warrant and requisition from California stated that the appellant was charged with “the crime of violation of a child custody order.” Although violation of a child custody order could perhaps be prosecuted as criminal contempt, it is not the crime proscribed by Cal.Penal Code § 278 (West Supp.1984). The heading of the chapter under which this section of the California Code is found is clearly denominated “child abduction.” The appellant was not charged with “child abduction” under the rendition warrant and requisition, nor was she charged with “criminal contempt.” Instead, she…