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Cite as: 524 U. S. 151 (1998)

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Per Curiam

“The obvious objective of the Extradition Clause is
that no State should become a safe haven for the fugi-
tives from a sister State’s criminal justice system.”

As is apparent from the length of time this proceeding has
taken in the courts of New Mexico, it has been anything but
the “summary” proceeding contemplated by the decisions
cited above. This is because the Supreme Court of New
Mexico went beyond the permissible inquiry in an extradi-
tion case, and permitted the litigation of issues not open in
the asylum State. The State’s petition for certiorari
is
granted, the judgment of the New Mexico Supreme Court
is reversed, and the cause is remanded for proceedings not
inconsistent with this opinion.

It is so ordered.