Legal Opinion

Miller v. Cronin

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 23, 1979No. 28138PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hodges

The petitioner Miller appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He challenges the sufficiency of the state of Louisiana’s request for his extradition. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The petitioner’s only contention is that the requisition documents fail to contain “a copy of the judgment of conviction or sentence imposed in execution thereof,” as required by section 16-19-104, C.R.S. 1973.

While the state of Louisiana did not include with its demand a written document signed by a judge indicating the petitioner’s plea and resulting judgment and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re SteinerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
  2. Anderson v. State of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Burnette v. McClearnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
  4. Smedley v. HoltAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
  5. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Whittington v. BraySupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  2. Lucero v. MartinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  3. Griffith v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  4. Blackwell v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  5. Butcher v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984

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