STYNCHCOMBE v. WHITLEY

32972.

240 Ga. 776 (1978)

242 S.E.2d 720

STYNCHCOMBE v. WHITLEY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, H. Allen Moye, Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.

Ralph J. Hunstein, for appellee.


JORDAN, Justice.

The question on this appeal is the validity of an arrest made more than one year from the date of issuance of the Governor's extradition arrest warrant.

On April 28, 1976, in an extradition proceeding the appellee was brought before a magistrate in DeKalb County who entered a commitment order, and a bond was set returnable on May 28, 1976. On May 25, 1976, the Governor of Georgia issued an extradition arrest warrant. The record shows no further...

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