Commonwealth Ex Rel. Davis v. Dye

Per Curiam,

Relator was arrested by virtue of an executive warrant issued by the Governor of this Commonwealth pursuant to a request for his extradition by the Governor of the State of Alabama.

Relator filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. A writ was issued by that court and a hearing held at which evidence was offered by relator and received by the court. The writ was dismissed and relator was remanded to jail there to be turned over to the proper officers from the state of Alabama. The relator has appealed.

The petition for writ of habeas…