Case Name: LARSEN et al. v. THE STATE
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1979-11-26
Citations: 244 Ga. 767
Docket Number: 35431
Parties: LARSEN et al. v. THE STATE.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 244
Pages: 767–768

Head Matter:
35431.
LARSEN et al. v. THE STATE.
Submitted September 21, 1979
Decided November 26, 1979.

Opinion:
Nichols, Chief Justice.
The appellants were arrested on extradition warrants from the State of Virginia charging them with embezzlement. They filed a habeas corpus petition contending that they were not in the demanding state at the time of the alleged crime and that the extradition papers were not legally sufficient. The trial court denied habeas relief.
The presence of the appellants in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the offense charged is not a matter to be inquired into by the asylum state. Michigan v. Doran, 439 U. S. 282 (99 SC 530, 58 LE2d 521) (1978); Hutson v. Stoner, 244 Ga. 52 (257 SE2d 539) (1979) .
The warrant and affidavit in support thereof are sufficient. There is no merit in either of appellants' claims.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.
William, C. Randall, for appellants.
W. Donald Thompson, District Attorney, Thomas J. Matthews, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.