Commonwealth ex rel. Taylor v. Superintendent, Philadelphia County Prison

Dissenting Opinion by

Me. Justice Musmanno :

Taking a man from one State and sending him into another against his will is such an obvious invasion of his liberties that this forcible removal can be justified only by a meticulous observance of all requirements of the law of extradition under the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Pennsylvania.

I am satisfied that the very able and experienced jurist in the Court below, the Honorable Judge Levinthal of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, properly granted the writ of habeas corpus for the reasons which he…