Legal Opinion
Torrey v. Williams
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 28, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODFREY, Justice.
In October, 1977, appellant Keith A. Tor-rey was arrested as a fugitive from Oregon under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, chapter 9 of title 15 of the Maine Revised Statutes. He petitioned the Superior Court for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 210, to test the legality of his arrest. 1 After hearing argument by counsel, the presiding justice denied the petition.
No evidence was offered at the hearing on the petition. The court had before it the Maine Governor’s certificate of issuance of the Maine rendition warrant and documents from the State of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Poulin v. BonenfantSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1969
- In Re Extradition of LeonardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Sawyer v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
3Cited by4 opinions
- Barrila v. BlakeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Newman v. ElrodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- In re HaynesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- Bouchard v. RichardsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981