Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Edgar v. Davis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 18, 1967No. Appeal, 249PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Chief Justice Bell,
Relator, Kenneth Edgar, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County pursuant to the provisions of §10 of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, * to test the legality of his arrest and extradition to the State of South Dakota.
On May 2,1966, the Governor of South Dakota pursuant to the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act transmitted to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania a Requisition for Extradition of Kenneth Edgar to South Dakota authorities. The form of the Requisition for Extradition complied with…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Superintendent of Philadelphia County PrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Commonwealth ex rel. Raucci v. PriceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Henderson v. BaldiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Hatton v. DyeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth ex rel. Pacewicz v. TurleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Hithe v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- Commonwealth v. CarlosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Colcough v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Douglass v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth ex rel. Coades v. GableSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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