Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Cates v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc.

429 U.S. 833

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1976-10-04
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • explaining that extradition proceedings are "not to be converted into a dress rehearsal for trial.”
  • sixth amendment’s guarantee to a speedy trial is limited by its terms to criminal prosecutions, and thus is inapplicable to international extradition proceedings
  • embezzlement by public official, “not in any sense a political offense”

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Cited by
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Sup. Ct. La. Certiorari denied.