Thomeczek v. Bray

The petitioner Thomeczek appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He asserts that the extradition request fails to establish probable cause and identity and that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to conduct a suppression hearing. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The petitioner was arrested in Colorado on March 14, 1978 pursuant to a search of his residence which yielded, among other things, items which were allegedly stolen from Ford County, Kansas. Kansas officials sent a request to the state of Colorado for petitioner’s return to…