· 12/23/1980
In the Matter of Jan Alf Assarsson, Relator-Appellant
Citations
- 635 F.2d 1237
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that treaty requirement that individual be \charged\ was \used in the generic sense only to indicate 'accused'\
- considering whether bilateral treaty required formal charges in requesting country was second category issue, whether request met treaty requirements
- stating that in reviewing a habeas decision in an extradition case, the court conducts a limited review of “those conditions [that] preclude extradition for offenses [that] are otherwise extraditable,” but that “[a]ny such conditions must come from the treaty itself”
- considering whether bilateral treaty required formal charges in requesting country was second category issue, whether request met treaty requirements
- considering whether bilateral treaty required formal charges in requesting country was second category issue, whether request met treaty requirements
- finding formal “charge” under Swedish criminal code not required for extradition when treaty language included extradition for “person[s] charged with or convicted of” listed offenses
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Judges: Fairchild, Bauer, Wood
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