The Committal Hearing: An Overview
| Author | Nancy L. Dennison/Seth Weinstein |
| Pages | 211-224 |
The Committal
Hearing:
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I. Overview ................................................ 212
II. The Extradition Judge’s Role ................................ 212
III. Test for Committal ........................................ 214
IV. Powers of the Extradition Judge .............................. 215
V. When Does the Extradition Hearing Commence? ............... 216
VI. Fitness Hearings ......................................... 216
VII. Who Are the Parties in the Extradition Proceedings? ............. 217
VIII. What Is Sufficient Evidence to Justify Committal? ............... 218
A. Limited Weighing of Evidence to Determine Whether
There Is a Prima Facie Case ........................... 218
IX. Test for Committal for Imposition and Enforcement of Sentence ... 222
A. Section 29(5) of the Extradition Act (Convicted in
Absentia) .......................................... 224
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