MARKHAM v. PITCHESS

No. 79-2543.

605 F.2d 436 (1979)

Gerald MARKHAM, a/k/a J. D. Markham, Petitioner Appellant, v. Peter J. PITCHESS, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, and Kenneth C. Keller Counsel General of Canada, Respondents Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michaeline Abate Re, Nasatir, Sherman & Hirsch, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

Wilfred A. Hearn, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondents-appellees.

Before CHAMBERS, TANG, Circuit Judges, and TURRENTINE, District Judge.


TURRENTINE, District Judge.

In 1975, petitioner Markham was arrested in Canada and charged with importation of hashish oil. Prior to trial, petitioner fled to the United States. While stopped for a traffic violation in California during 1978, the existence of a Canadian arrest warrant was discovered and extradition procedures were instituted. Markham sought habeas corpus relief pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code...

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