169 W. Va. 401 - Wooten v. Hatfield’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “‘In habeas corpus proceedings instituted to determine the validity of custody where petitioners are being held in connection with extradition proceedings, the asylum state is limited to considering whether the extradition papers are in proper form; whether there is a criminal charge pending in the demanding state; whether the petitioner was present in the demanding state at the time the criminal offense was committed; and whether the petitioner is the person named in the extradition papers.’ Point 2, Syllabus, State ex rel. Mitchell v. Allen, 155 W.Va. 530 [, 185 S.E.2d 355 ] (1971). 8”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State ex rel. Sheppard v. Kisner · State ex rel. Coryell v. Gooden