BROWN v. GRIMES

20155.

214 Ga. 388 (1958)

104 S.E.2d 907

BROWN v. GRIMES, Sheriff.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 5, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester E. Wallace, for plaintiff in error.

Paul Webb, Solicitor-General, Eugene L. Tiller, contra.


HEAD, Justice.

"When, in the trial of a habeas corpus case, it appears that the respondent holds the petitioner in custody under an executive warrant based upon an extradition proceeding, and the warrant is regular on its face, the burden is cast upon the petitioner to show some valid and sufficient reason why the warrant should not be executed. The presumption is that the Governor has complied with the constitution and the law, and this presumption continues until...

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