Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Hampton v. Ditty
414 U.S. 885
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1973-10-15
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- Judge Friendly describing the principle of specialty which prohibits the requesting country from prosecuting the fugitive for any crimes except the crimes for which he was extradited
- de novo appeal to a legally trained judge
- district court granted bail pending commitment hearing
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 107 opinions
Appeal from Ct. App. Ky. It appearing that appellant, who sought to enjoin a state criminal proceeding pending against him, died on January 20, 1973, the appeal is dismissed. Gersewitz v. New York, 326 U. S. 687 (1945); Pennsylvania v. Linde, 409 U. S. 1031 (1972). See Durham v. United States, 401 U. S. 481, 482 (1971).