Re: Extradition WA CA

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and this was posted by a freaking law student
or an attorney at law?

On 6/11/09, answer wrote:
> On 6/10/09, Bill Steinman wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Can someone be extradited from Washington to California on
> a
>> routine traffic stop for a warrant issued in California for
>> a misdemeanor?
>>
>> Thank you and have a wonderful day,
>>
>> Bill
>
> The words “treason, felony and other crime” in the
> Constitution and federal statutes have been held to
> include “every offense … known to the laws of the state from
> which the accused has fled, including misdemeanors.” This
> includes common law crimes as well as statutory crimes. You
> can, therefore, be extradited when you are charged with any
> offense that is a crime in the state demanding extradition.
>
> However, "can be extradited" and "will be extradited" are
> two different situations. The state that wants you must pay
> for your extradition. Are you worth the cost to them? I
> doubt that CA would pay to have you back.