A Treatise on Extradition and Interstate Rendition: With Appendices Containing the Treaties and Statutes Relating to Extradition; the Treaties Relating to Desertion of Seamen; and the Statutes and Rules of Practice, and Forms, in Force in the Serveral States and Territories, Relating to Interstate Rendition, Volume 2

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Boston book Company, 1891 - Extradition - 1556 pages
"With appendices containing the treaties and statutes relating to extradition ; the treaties relating to the desertion of seamen ; and the statutes, rules of practice, and forms, in force in the several states and territories, relating to interstate rendition."--T.p.

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Contents

District of Columbia
851
Cases under Section 33 of the Act of 1789 Section 1014
852
Is a Warrant of Removal necessary in Federal Cases?
855
Escape of Federal Convict under Sentence
861
STATE LEGISLATION 542 Power of States to legislate
863
Page
866
Decisions upon Specific State Enactment
867
CHAPTER III
870
An Official Act
871
REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAWS 547 Provisions in various States and Territories
872
Statutes of Massachusetts Ohio and Delaware
873
INDICTMENT 549 Expediency of Using
874
Informations
875
AFFIDAVIT 552 Technical Objections
876
Statement of Offence
877
Must charge Offence in Demanding State
878
Information and Belief
881
Held in South Carolina to be conclusive
882
CERTIFICATION Page 558 Must be in Accordance with the Act of Congress
883
Certificate is of Authenticity
884
Authority of Magistrate implied from Certificate
885
CHAPTER IV
887
Opinion of Governor Fairfield
893
Motives of Departure not a Subject of Inquiry
894
Proof of seeking Asylum inadmissible
896
Person may be a Fugitive though he returns to his Home
897
Case of Gaffigan and Merrick
898
Case of Senator Patterson
900
Vinal Case Specific Evidence as to Flight
904
Vinal Case Argument for the State of New York
906
Vinal Case Argument for the Accused
908
Vinal Case Supplemental Brief for New York and Re ply for Accused
913
Vinal Case Decision of Governor
919
Vinal Case Examination of Report
922
What is a Fugitive from Justice in the Extraditionary Sense?
929
Matter of Mitchell
935
Case of Electric Sugar Swindlers
936
FUGITIVES BY CONSTRUCTION 581 Person charged must have been in demanding State
937
Case of Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet
938
False Pretences
939
Case of Juhn 914
944
Provision in Laws of Indiana
947
Tennessee Case
948
Proof of Flight
950
Construction of Act of 1793 as to Proof of Flight
952
Bail
973
WRONGFUL ARREST 602 Criminal cannot set up
974
Law in Kansas
976
Employment of Stratagem does not render Arrest illegal
978
Irregularities in Rendition no Bar to Prosecution
979
CHAPTER VI
980
Duty absolute
982
When Duty arises
985
Exercise of Judgment in Surrender
986
EXECUTIVE DISCRETION 612 Theory of Recent Origin
988
Case of Kimpton
993
Delaware Louisiana and Ohio
997
Maryland
998
Cannot be presumed that the Fugitive will not have a fair Trial
1000
Objections to Theory of Discretion
1001
Surrender not obligatory where Fugitive is held on Criminal Charge
1002
Question as to Civil Actions
1005
Revocation of Warrant
1006
WARRANT OF SURRENder 621 Need not set out or be accompanied with Indictment or Affidavit
1007
Must show that Law has been complied with
1008
Need not directly state that Person surrendered is a Fugitive
1009
As to showing that Person surrendered is charged with Crime
1011
Various Points
1013
Issuance of new Warrant
1014
Agent
1015
CHAPTER VII
1016
Federal Courts
1017
Jurisdiction of Federal Courts not exclusive
1018
Rule where Courts have Concurrent Jurisdiction
1020
QUESTIONS WHICH MAY BE Considered 632 Conflict of Opinion
1021
Warrant of Surrender held to be conclusive
1022
Warrant of Surrender held not to be conclusive
1024
Decisions in New York
1026
Withholdment of Papers by Executive in New York
1027
Distinction in Decided Cases between Indictment and Affidavit
1029
New York Decisions followed in Texas and Minnesota
1030
How far the Court may look into Question of Flight
1031
Rules of Practice
1033
CHAPTER VIII
1035
Decisions in Favor of such Trial
1038
Reasons against Limitation as to Trial 1010
1040
RENDITION TO A THIRD STATE
1046
CIVIL SUITS
1522
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