Supreme Court of Connecticut February 20, 2007, SC 17434 (Clark v. Commissioner of Correction)

Opinion

PALMER, J.

Under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act (act), General Statutes § 54-157 et seq., the governor of this state has a mandatory duty to comply with a demand by the executive authority of another state for the extradition of a person who, having been charged with a crime in the demanding state, is a fugitive from justice and is found in this state.