Mitchell v. Dodd

Hall, Justice.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a writ of habeas corpus which sought appellant’s release from extradition proceedings initiated by New Hampshire.

The appellant was arrested in Gwinnett County *639pursuant to a fugitive warrant on October 30, 1976. Requisition papers demanding the appellant’s extradition to New Hampshire on an escape charge were subsequently forwarded to the Governor of Georgia. A governor’s warrant was issued against the appellant on January 3, 1977. On December 17, 1976 appellant filed his petition for habeas corpus relief, alleging that his confinement was…