BEARDEN v. SHIRLEY

24337.

223 Ga. 736 (1967)

157 S.E.2d 741

BEARDEN v. SHIRLEY, Sheriff.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 20, 1967.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irvin R. Kimzey, for appellant.

Herbert B. Kimzey, Solicitor General, for appellee.


GRICE, Justice.

This appeal is from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner had alleged that he was being illegally detained by the respondent sheriff and jailer pursuant to a fugitive warrant, and that he should be discharged since South Carolina had failed to file a request for extradition for a considerably longer period of time than provided by law. However, upon the hearing it appeared that the petitioner had already freely and voluntarily waived...

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