22-2720. The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as above provided shall have been presented to the governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, ยง 22-2720; July 1.
Source or Prior Law:
62-746.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Act construed and applied; extradition proceedings initiated by governor of Colorado; Kansas habeas corpus writ ordered discharged. McCullough v. Darr, 219 Kan. 477, 483, 548 P.2d 1245.
2. Evidence that the defendant was not in the demanding state when the offense was committed, though also tending to establish alibi, is admissible on the issue of identity and alibi; reversed. State v. Smith, 232 Kan. 128, 132, 652 P.2d 703 (1982).
3. When governor has discretion to grant extradition demand examined. Dunn v. Hindman, 18 Kan. App. 2d 537, 542, 855 P.2d 994 (1993).
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