Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-9-109 — Governor's duty to cause arrest and extradition of fugitives
Tennessee·Title 40
Subject to the qualifications of this chapter and the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and acts of congress in pursuance of the United States Constitution, it is the duty of the governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state any person charged in that state with treason, a felony or another crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this state.
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Related
Johns v. Bowlen
942 S.W.2d 544 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1996)
State ex rel. Young v. Rose
670 S.W.2d 238 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1984)
Yates v. Gilless
841 S.W.2d 332 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1992)
Jimmy Heard v. Randy Lee, Warden
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2019)
Edward Rabie v. Hank Hillin, Sheriff
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1995)
Legislative History
Acts 1951, ch. 240, § 2 (Williams, § 11935.2); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1009.
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