Legal Opinion
Watson v. Enslow
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 14, 1974No. 25750PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This is an appeal from the denial of petitioner Watson’s request for habeas corpus, C.R.S. 1963, 60-1-10.
The matter arises because of an extradition request by the State of California. The facts are as follows: Petitioner Watson was serving a California prison sentence in 1957. He escaped to Colorado and was involved in a murder. He returned to California before being apprehended by Colorado authorities and was reincarcerated in the California prison. In late 1957, petitioner was extradited to Colorado from California to stand trial for the murder charge. That extradition was accomplished…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- White v. PearlmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Jack Shields v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- In Re WhittingtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1917
- Andrew Thompson v. William H. Bannan, Warden, State Prison of Southern MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Kostal v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Brown v. BrittainSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
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- Merchant v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- People v. BattleColorado Court of Appeals · 1987
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
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