In re Writ of Habeas Corpus of Coiley

Joseph Coiley appeals the dismissal of his habeas corpus petition. He claims the Governor illegally refused to exercise discretion to deny an untimely demand for extradition. We affirm.

A Middlesex County, Massachusetts, grand jury charged Mr. Coiley in 1976 with escape from work release. He was not apprehended at that time and has lived since 1977 in the state of Washington.

In November 1984, the Yakima County prosecutor filed an information accusing Mr. Coiley of being a fugitive from justice in Massachusetts on the escape charge and his underlying conviction for possession of a dangerous…