Guide · Criminal

Extradition and Interstate Detainers: A Comprehensive Guide to Fugitive Warrants, Governor's Warrants, and Speedy Disposition

18 U.S.C. § 3182

Type
Guide
Jurisdiction
National
Date
2025-06-21
Topic
Criminal

This guide covers interstate and international rendition for criminal defense counsel, prosecutors, jail administrators, and courts. Part 1 sets out the constitutional and statutory framework. Part 2 covers the scope of asylum-state review. Part 3 covers the fugitive hold and its clocks. Part 4 covers the governor's warrant. Part 5 covers waiver and the strategic decision behind it. Part 6 covers habeas review and the Ker-Frisbie limit. Parts 7 through 14 cover detainers, the Interstate Agreement, anti-shuttling, speedy trial interaction, international extradition, bond and custody issues, remedies, and practice guidance.

Extradition and Interstate Detainers: A Comprehensive Guide to Fugitive Warrants, Governor's Warrants, and Speedy Disposition

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Part 1 — The Framework

Constitutional source. The Extradition Clause of Article IV requires that a person charged in one state who flees and is found in another shall, on demand of the executive of the state from which they fled, be delivered up.

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