Chatham v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. ““A. And we asked him if he could give us some money or rather give us the seventeen hundred, whatever that check was, if he could repay us that because our books should show that we had spent some fifteen or sixteen hundred dollars of our money repairing the house. “A. We had sort of agreed, he had agreed that he would come back over and straighten out these several jobs that we had and bring us the contracts that he had taken from the office to tell us exactly how much we had to do on the house, whether we had to paint the outside and the inside and what rooms we had to repair and so forth. “Q. Well, what conversation did you have with him about this warrant for his arrest ? “A. I just I think he was aware of the fact that a warrant had been issued and he asked about it and I - - and we told him yes. “Q. And that, you say that’s the extent of the conversation? “A. That’s all I can recall, let me say that. “Q. Did you say anything about what was going to happen to that warrant if he did cooperate with you and come back and straighten these things out ? “A. I don’t recall whether we said that or not, no sir. “Q. You could have but you don’t remember, is that it ? “A. I would say off-hand, that if we discussed this, we discussed - - - we talked for several, oh, I’d say 20-30 minutes, that we certainly don’t want to see criminal action brought against Mr. Chatham. We don’t have any bad feelings between us like that. We, of course, wanted to get the money that was due us and we c”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Busey v. State

2. ““But upon the whole of the evidence we are compelled to the conclusion that this extradition was sought either directly or indirectly to aid in the collection of a debt demand or claim against the party sought to be extradited and falls within the inhibitition (sic) of Sec. 68, supra.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Busey v. State

3. ““Nothing in this division shall be construed as authorizing the extradition of any person in this state to any other state where the extradition proceedings, directly or indirectly, seek to aid in the collection of any debt, demand or claim against the party sought to be extradited.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 382 So. 2d 624 - Woodall v. State