NICOSIA v. WALL

Nos. 29741, 29870.

442 F.2d 1005 (1971)

Hildebrando NICOSIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gaddis WALL, Chief, Police Division, Canal Zone Government, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 6, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. J. Berger, Cristobal, Canal Zone, John D. Goodwin, Shreveport, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Rowland K. Hazard, U. S. Atty., Balboa, Canal Zone, Murray R. Stein, Atty. Admin. Regulations Sec., Crim. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Will Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., John L. Murphy, Paul C. Summitt, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEWIN, BELL and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this appeal1 from the denial of a habeas corpus writ in an extradition proceeding, we must initially decide whether the Republic of Panama met its burden of establishing "probable cause that the fugitive is guilty," or of presenting "evidence sufficient to show reasonable ground to believe the accused guilty." Sayne v. Shipley, 418 F.2d 679, 685 (5 Cir. 1969), cert. denied, 398 U.S. 903...

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