People Ex Rel. De Martini v. McLaughlin

We think the affidavits submitted in support of the requisition fail to charge the appellant with the commission of a crime. (People ex rel. Lawrence v. Brady, 56 N. Y. 182; People ex rel. Jourdan v. Donohue, 84 N. Y. 438; People ex rel. Corkran v. Hyatt, 172 N. Y. 176, 191, 195.)

When extradition is sought on the basis of an indictment, the forms of pleading established in the demanding State will be accepted as sufficient by the courts of the State in which the fugitive is seized (Hogan v. O’Neill, 255 U. S. 52; Pierce v. Creecy, 210 U. S. 387; Peoplex rel. Marshall v. Moore, 167 App. Div.…