Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Peterkin v. Warden of House of Detention for Men

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 27, 1993Published

1Opinion of the Court

In a habeas corpus proceeding, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Moskowitz, J.), dated January 15,1993, which denied the writ.

*561Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements, and the stay contained in the judgment is vacated forthwith.

The court properly determined that the petitioner is a fugitive, subject to mandatory extradition by the Governor pursuant to CPL 570.06 (see, People ex rel. Strachan v Colon, 77 NY2d 499; People ex rel. Quarterman v Commissioner of N. Y. City Dept. of Correction, 183 AD2d 736). The petitioner’s contention…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Strachan v. ColonNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. People ex rel. Quarterman v. Commissioner of the New York City Department of CorrectionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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