People ex rel. Hernandez v. Elrod

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by relator, Adolpho Hernandez. We reverse.

On June 8,1978, a warrant for the arrest of Hernandez was issued by the Governor of Illinois pursuant to a demand for extradition by the State of Massachusetts. The demand was supported by the affidavit of Peter J. Vinton, a special agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice. In his affidavit, Vinton stated that on July 14, 1975, he came in contact with Hernandez while investigating the…