Mancill v. State

TAYLOR, Judge.

This case represents an effort by the State of Florida to extradite the petitioner, Robert E. Mancill, from Alabama to Florida. With the request, Florida’s attorneys submitted an information, an arrest warrant charging sexual battery on a minor, an application for requisition, and an affidavit of probable cause. The Governor of Alabama has granted extradition. Mancill petitioned for writ of habeas corpus and a hearing was held thereon. The petition was denied and the case comes here on appeal from that denial.

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