JOHNSON v. MATTHEWS

No. 10425.

182 F.2d 677 (1950)

JOHNSON v. MATTHEWS, United States Marshal.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Philip E. Shapiro, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Richard M. Roberts, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. George Morris Fay, United States Attorney, and Mr. Joseph M. Howard, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before CLARK, PRETTYMAN and BAZELON, Circuit Judges.


PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is a fugitive from justice in the State of Georgia. He was found in the District of Columbia. The executive authority of Georgia, producing a copy of an indictment charging him with a crime there, and identifying him as the person indicted, demanded his return. He was arrested and, after a hearing, his delivery to an agent of the State of Georgia was ordered. Thereupon he presented to the United States District Court for the District...

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