Commonwealth ex rel. Ebbole v. Robinson

Opinion by

Packel, J.,

An extradition demand by the Governor of California was recognized by the Governor of this Commonwealth, and thereafter the court below ordered the extradition. The appellant contends that the California demand was violative of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act1 because the California affidavit of arrest did not demonstrate probable cause. The affidavit specifically set forth that the appellant committed rape and perversion upon a named victim on a specified date.

Section 3 of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act provides that the demand for extradition, when based on a…