Connecticut Statutes

§ 54-176 — Governor not to inquire into guilt or innocence of accused.

Connecticut § 54-176
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 54Criminal Procedure
Ch. 964Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-176 (2026).

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The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as above provided has been presented to the Governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.

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Legislative History

(1957, P.A. 362, S. 20.) Cited. 186 C. 404; 190 C. 631.

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