Hyatt v. People ex rel. Corkran
United States Supreme Court
188 U.S. 691 (1903)
Tennessee's governor sought extradition of Corkran (the party challenging extradition) from New York for alleged grand larceny and false pretenses, claiming Corkran was a fugitive from justice who had been present in Tennessee when the crimes occurred; New York's governor issued an arrest warrant, and Hyatt (defendant), Albany's police chief, arrested and detained Corkran. Corkran sought habeas corpus relief, testifying he had traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee, on business unrelated to the alleged crimes and returned home to New York, and that he wasn't in Tennessee on the actual dates of the alleged offenses; New York's Court of Appeals ultimately ordered his release, and Hyatt sought Supreme Court review.
Whether an individual may be extradited to a demanding state where the evidence shows he was not actually present in that state when the alleged crimes occurred, even though he had traveled there for unrelated business and later left.