Any conservator of the peace, upon complaint on oath made before him, or on other satisfactory evidence, that any person within this state has committed treason, felony, or other crime in some other state or territory, and has fled from justice may issue a warrant for the arrest of such person as if the offense had been committed in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-21-1
Warrant for arrest of fugitives
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Good v. Allain (1987)
Most recently applied in Ellis v. Hargrove (September 2003)
Codes, 1880, § 3120; 1892, § 1470; 1906, § 1542; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1304; 1930, § 1330; 1942, § 2577.
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