OLSON v. THURSTON


393 A.2d 1320 (1978)

Thomas Allen OLSON v. Carlton V. THURSTON, and State of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

November 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paine & Lynch by Martha J. Harris, Bangor (orally), for plaintiff.

William R. Stokes (orally), Charles K. Leadbetter, Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and WERNICK, ARCHIBALD, DELAHANTY and GODFREY, JJ.


McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

On appeal from the Superior Court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Thomas Allen Olson seeks to prevent his extradition to Pennsylvania, where he stands charged with burglary, theft, and receiving stolen property. We deny the appeal.

Acting upon reasonable information that Olson was a fugitive from justice, police officers in Maine on November 18, 1977, arrested him, without a warrant. Following the procedure set...

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