Alabama v. Battles

Chief Justice Burger, with whom Justice Blackmun and Justice Rehnquist join,

dissenting.

I

On September 19, 1979, the Governor of Florida sent to the State of Alabama a demand for respondent’s extradition. The demand consisted of four documents: (a) a verified information; (b) an affidavit; (c) a warrant for respondent’s arrest; and (d) a formal request for extradition.

The information, dated August 20, 1979, charges that on or about July 1, 1979, respondent was present in Bay County, Fla., and obtained an automobile from one Stimmett by issuing a personal check for $1,300 drawn upon a closed…