HARRIELL v. STYNCHCOMBE

34203.

242 Ga. 765 (1978)

251 S.E.2d 263

HARRIELL v. STYNCHCOMBE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 30, 1978.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. L. Spruell, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, for appellee.


JORDAN, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of murder in Indiana in 1943 and escaped from that state's prison in 1969. The State of Indiana sought extradition from the State of Georgia which was granted.

Appellant filed a habeas corpus petition contending that the extradition papers were inaccurate and insufficient and that he was illegally convicted. After a hearing the trial court denied the petition.

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