In this paper in criminal procedure, I will discuss a scenario in regards to extradition. Throughout this paper, I will address and answer the following questions: 1.) What procedural steps must the Orange County prosecutor take to extradite Hurst from Arizona? 2.) What procedural steps must the Orange County prosecutor take to extradite Brook from Mexico? 3.) Solana files a writ of habeas corpus in the proper Arizona Court. How should the court rule? Why? Before a criminal extradition process can begin, there are important steps that must be followed before the person is finally extradited. The Supreme Court has identified four issues which a state court may analyze when determining whether or not to extradite: 1. Whether the extradition request documents are in order; 2. Whether the person has been charged with a crime in the requesting state; 3. Whether the person named in the extradition request is the person charged with the crime; and 4. Whether the petitioner is, in fact, a fugitive from the requesting state …show more content…
After this, they will need to receive a confirmation by the Court in Arizona to determine if the paperwork is in order. The next thing is that the court in the receiving state will confirm whether Hurst has been charged with any crimes. In most cases, by this point there would have been a warrant issued, and the warrant confirmation should say whether there is “full extradition” or “in-state pickup only”. Once everything is in order, the agency responding to pick-up Hurst will have up to 30 days to do