Lopez v. Cronin

Appellant Donald E. Lopez filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the trial court contesting his extradition to the State of California. A hearing on that writ provides the factual background for this appeal. The trial court discharged the writ after finding that the extradition papers were in proper order and that the demanding state had made a finding of probable cause. We affirm. ..

Lopez was arrested pursuant to a warrant which charged him with being a fugitive from justice. California authorities thereafter forwarded requisition documents to Colorado. The finding of the trial…