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CUYLER v. ADAMS

No. 78-1841.

449 U.S. 433 (1981)

CUYLER, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, ET AL. v. ADAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria Parisi Vickers, Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, argued the cause for petitioners. With her on the brief were Edward G. Biester, Jr., Attorney General, and John O. J. Shellenberger, Deputy Attorney General.

James D. Crawford argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to decide a recurring question concerning the relationship between the Interstate Agreement on Detainers and the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.1 The specific issue presented is whether a prisoner incarcerated in a jurisdiction that has adopted the Extradition Act is entitled to the procedural protections of that Act—particularly the right to a pretransfer...

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