Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 4, 2019
Federal appeals court OKs extradition of U.S. citizen
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down Monday a constitutional challenge to a federal statute allowing for the extradition of American citizens to foreign countries, saying no conflict exists between the law and a decades-old treaty with the Czech Republic at issue in the case.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down Monday a constitutional challenge to a federal statute allowing for the extradition of American citizens to foreign countries, saying no conflict exists between the law and a decades-old treaty with the Czech Republic at issue in the case.
In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel said federal authorities could send Ivo Knotek to the Eastern European nation to serve a sentence for a...
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