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Pacileo v. Walker, 449 U.S. 86 (1980)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Pacileo v. Walker, 449 U.S. 86 (1980)
Pacileo v. Walker No. 79-2040 Decided December 8, 1980 449 U.S. 86
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO
THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
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Respondent, who had escaped from the Arkansas Department of Corrections, was apprehended in California and was served with a warrant of arrest and rendition issued by the Governor of California pursuant to the Governor of Arkansas’ request for extradition. Respondent thereafter challenged the issuance of the warrant in both state and federal courts. Ultimately, the California Supreme Court issued a writ of habeas corpus directing a California trial court to conduct an inquiry as to whether the Arkansas penitentiary in which respondent would be confined was presently operated in conformance with the Eighth Amendment of the Federal Constitution.
Held: The Extradition Clause, Art. IV, § 2, cl. 2, and its implementing statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3182, do not give the courts of the "asylum" or "sending" State authority to inquire into the prison conditions of the "demanding" State. Once the Governor of California issued the warrant, claims as to constitutional defects in the Arkansas penal system should be heard in the courts of Arkansas, not those of California.
Certiorari granted; reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Pacileo v. Walker, 449 U.S. 86 (1980) in 449 U.S. 86 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q4DTCVYQLM8EI8N.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Pacileo v. Walker, 449 U.S. 86 (1980), in 449 U.S. 86, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q4DTCVYQLM8EI8N.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Pacileo v. Walker, 449 U.S. 86 (1980). cited in 1980, 449 U.S. 86. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q4DTCVYQLM8EI8N.
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