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De La BECKWITH v. EVATT

819 S.W.2d 453 (1991)

Byron de la BECKWITH, Appellant, v. H.Q. EVATT, Sheriff of Hamilton County, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied September 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell J. Bean, Chattanooga, for appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Kathy M. Principe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, and Rodney C. Strong, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chattanooga, for the State.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 30, 1991.

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The petitioner, Byron de la Beckwith, appeals from the trial court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus. The issue presented for review is whether the writ should have been granted, overriding the governor's order of extradition.

The petitioner asserts that (1) he is not a fugitive; (2) the extradition documents are facially invalid; (3) he should have been...

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