KOSKOTAS v. ROCHE

No. 90-1738.

931 F.2d 169 (1991)

George KOSKOTAS, Petitioner, Appellant, v. James B. ROCHE, etc., Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell R. Berger, with whom Ronald S. Liebman, Charles E. Talisman, Michael S. Maurer and Patton, Boggs & Blow, were on brief, Washington, D.C., for petitioner, appellant.

Victor A. Wild, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Wayne A. Budd, U.S. Atty., was on brief, Boston, Mass., for respondent, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL and CYR, Circuit Judges, and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.


CYR, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant George Koskotas challenges a district court order denying habeas corpus relief from an order of extradition to the Hellenic Republic of Greece for criminal prosecution. We affirm.1

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BACKGROUND

"The Koskotas Affair" was part of the notorious political scandal which led to the ouster of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and PASOK, the controlling political party...

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