Case Name: SMITH v. BELL
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1980-10-22
Citations: 246 Ga. 577
Docket Number: 36775
Parties: SMITH v. BELL.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 246
Pages: 577–578

Head Matter:
36775.
SMITH v. BELL.
Submitted October 10, 1980
Decided October 22, 1980.
Ben Lancaster, for appellant.

Opinion:
Undercofler, Chief Justice.
The burden of proof in an extradition case is on the person resisting extradition once the State has made a prima facie case that the extradition is proper. Hutson v. Stoner, 244 Ga. 52 (257 SE2d 538) (1979). The evidence here supports the habeas court's ruling that the extradition papers are in order and that the petitioner is the person named in the proceedings. The summary nature of extradition does not deny petitioner due process. McCullough v. Stynchcombe, 243 Ga. 24 (252 SE2d 453) (1979).
Judgment affirmed,
All the Justices concur.
Charles Crawford, District Attorney, for appellee.