Campbell v. Genesee County Sheriff

Holbrook, J. This is an appeal from denial of application for writ of habeas corpus in Genesee county circuit court brought by plaintiff, John W. Campbell, in relation to an extradition requisition made by the governor of Illinois and grant of extradition warrant issued by the governor of Michigan. To adequately understand the issues raised upon appeal, it is necessary to review the background leading up to the extradition proceedings. On June 28, 1963, plaintiff, John W. Campbell entered guilty pleas to two criminal charges of theft over $150 in Cook County Circuit Court, State of Illinois. He had previously been released on $5,000 bond. The matters were adjourned to September 20, 1963, and bond was continued. Plaintiff, in the meantime, returned to Michigan, his place of residence. He was sentenced July 12, 1963, by the Ingham county circuit court for grand larceny to the State Prison for Southern Michigan for a term of 2-1/2 to 5 years. On November 8,1963, in absentia while serving the Michigan sentence, plaintiff was sentenced by the circuit court for Cook county, Illinois, on the theft convictions to prison *212 terms of 2 to 3 years each, to run concurrently. He was' advised by the sentencing judge by telephone of the sentences. The $5,000 bail bond was not forfeited, i.e., by order of the court, November 8, 1963, surety was returned to the guarantor. On March 30,1964, the United States district court sentenced plaintiff to prison for a term of 2-1/2 years after a plea of guilty to an unspecified three-count indictment. The sentence specified it was not to commence to run until he was released by State authorities. In December of 1963, Cook county, Illinois, authorities sent to Michigan prison authorities, a detainer for plaintiff in the form of mittimus showing judgment of conviction and sentence to prison. In January of 1965, plaintiff declined to sign a waiver of extradition to Illinois before the Jackson county circuit court. No extradition proceedings were pursued by Illinois at that time. On February 17, 1965, plaintiff was released on parole to the United States marshal and taken to Federal prison in Milan, Michigan, to serve his March 30, 1964, sentence. On August 1, 1966, the governor of Illinois executed a requisition warrant directed to the governor of Michigan for delivery of John W. Campbell who “stands charged with the crime of theft, * * * committed in the county of Cook.” On August 16, 1966, plaintiff was released on parole by Federal authorities. That day he was arrested by the Washtenaw county sheriff pursuant to the Cook county, Illinois, sheriff’s warrant and arraigned in Washtenaw county circuit court. He was released on $1,000 habeas corpus bond. Pursuant to the requisition warrant from the governor of Illinois, a governor’s hearing was held September 7, 1966, and rendition warrant was issued by the governor of Michigan on October 27, 1966. The Michigan governor’s decision was reaffirmed after a hear *213 ing on November 23, 1966. Tbe habeas corpus proceedings in Washtenaw county were dismissed on April 28,1967, at the request of plaintiff. The rendition warrant was forwarded to the sheriff of Genesee county on May 2, 1967. On June 2, 1967, the governor of Michigan denied plaintiff’s request for a rehearing. The instant habeas corpus action was brought in Genesee county circuit court on June 26, 1967. In July, 1967, the plaintiff was discharged from parole by the Michigan prison authorities. On October. 3, 1967, testimony was taken in the habeas corpus proceedings and briefs were submitted. On October 30, 1967, decision of the circuit court was rendered denying plaintiff’s application for writ of habeas corpus. The plaintiff raises the following 3 questions for review: (1) Is the requisition of the governor of Illinois sufficient? (2) Has the Illinois sentence been served by plaintiff herein by the reason that it was to run concurrently with the prior Michigan sentence? (3) Was there an implied waiver or pardon by the State of Illinois when the Michigan prison authority, acting in official capacity, released plaintiff to the Federal marshal to serve the Federal sentence ? The Federal Constitution, art 4, § 2, together with the Federal statute found at 18 HSCA, § 3182 is the basis for extradition. Through the years, many fact situations arose which were not covered by the Federal law. To bring uniformity of procedure, the conference of commissioners on uniform State law proposed a uniform criminal extradition act. At the present time, most of the 50 States have adopted it, including Michigan and Illinois. The Michigan uniform criminal extradition act is found *214 in CL 1948, § 780.1 et seq. (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1285[1] et seq.). Plaintiff contends that the requisition demand of the Illinois governor filed with the Michigan governor is not in proper form so as to justify the Michigan governor’s extradition warrant. Section 3 of the Michigan uniform extradition act provides for 3 alternatives as a basis for request for extradition, vis.: “No demand for extradition of a person charged with a crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor unless in writing, accompanied by the following papers: “(1) Governor’s requisition under the seal of the state; “(2) Prosecutor’s application for requisition for the return of a person charged with crime, wherein shall be stated: “(a) The name of the person so charged; “(b) The nature of the crime; “(c) The approximate time, place and circumstances of its commission ; “(d) That the accused was present in demanding state at the time of commission of alleged crime; “(e) That he thereafter fled from the state; “(f) The state in which he is believed to be, including the location of the accused therein, at the time the application is made; certifying that, in the opinion of the said prosecuting attorney, the ends of justice require the arrest and return of the accused to the demanding state for trial, and that the proceeding is not instituted to enforce a private claim; “(3) Verification by affidavit of said application, which shall be accompanied by certified copies of the indictment returned or information and affidavit filed, or of the complaint made to the judge or magis *215 trate, and the warrant issued thereupon, stating the offense with which the accused is .charged, or of the judgment of conviction or of a sentence imposed, in execution thereof, together with a statement by executive authority of the demanding state that the person claimed has escaped from confinement or has broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole. Affidavits or documents as the prosecutor may deem proper may be submitted with such application.”. ■ Plaintiff’s attack on the sufficiency of the requisÍ7 tion warrant of the governor of Illinois is. twp pronged. First, plaintiff claims, it fails to contain-any “statement by executive authority of-- the demanding state that the person claimed has. escarped from confinement or has broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole.”: Secondly, plaintiff claims that because of the contradiction between the demand and the supporting papers, the Michigan govr ernor should not have issued the rendition warrant. Plaintiff asserts in support of his position the Illinois case of People, ex rel. Ritholz v. Sain (1962), 24 Ill 2d 168 (180 NE2d 464). In Rithols, Michigan and Illinois were likewise involved but the situation was reversed. The Michigan governor made a demand on the Illinois governor based on a “eompláint and warrant” in Michigan, the second alternative' under the statute. The Illinois governor issued the; extradition warrant. Ritholz brought habeas cor-1 pus in the Illinois court to challenge the warrant.' ,*Tt'' appeared that while the Michigan governor’s’ mand stated a complaint and warrant, the supporting papers showed a judgment of conviction, sentence and a jumping of bail. The trial court held with Rithols and it was appealed to the supreme court of Illinois. The Illinois supreme court h'lklthat a contradiction betwéen thé requisition and' *216 supporting papers was of sufficient importance so as to require the governor to deny the rendition warrant. The instant case is analogous to Ritholz, supra. The Illinois governor’s demand on the Michigan governor recites that plaintiff herein, stands charged, with the crime of theft. However, the ■ supporting papers clearly indicate that he is sought for commitment by reason of having been convicted and sentenced to prison by the Illinois trial court November 8, 1963. In Rithols, supra, the demand recited the second alternative and the supporting papers supported that alternative, but also supported the third. The case before this Court involves the demand reciting the first alternative and the sup-' porting papers support the first alternative, but also support the third. We conclude that the two cases are in law and fact identical. Defendant herein urges us to reject the majority opinion in Rithols and adopt the dissent which called for approval of the extradition proceedings taken. Absent a final appellate decision in our jurisdiction consistent with the decision of the dissent in Rithols, supra, we are compelled to follow the precedent made by the supreme court of our sister state of Illinois and rule that the requisition warrant of the governor of the state of Illinois is insufficient to justify the rendition warrant issued by the governor of Michigan because of the contradiction appearing in the demand and the supporting papers. Because of this determination it is unnecessary to consider plaintiff’s second and third questions raised on appeal. In fairness to the learned trial judge it is well to note that the case of Ritholz, supra, was not cited by plaintiff in support of his position to the trial court. *217 Reversed and remanded for entry of order granting writ of babeas corpus. Quinn, P. J., and Vander Wal, J., concurred.