Comments on: Basics of International Extradition

By: rsp

rsp — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:20:05 +0000

Are there any publications detailing state to state extradition?

By: Det/Sgt TJ Cavanagh

Det/Sgt TJ Cavanagh — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:10:48 +0000

Having recently been through this with the Cesar Laurean/Maria Lauterbach Homicide, have patience!!!! If your defendant is charged with a capital case and a Mexican National, and makes it back to Mexico, plan on giving up the death penalty before Mexican Authorities will even talk to you. State Department and Department of Justice (FBI) were a big help. it took about about 14 months to get Laurean back in the United States AFTER his capture in Mexico. I was told that this was expedited due to the International media coverage and America’s Most Wanted coverage. Prepare for a long waiting period!

By: David Spence

David Spence — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:05:42 +0000

Avoid this “morass” if at all possible: I certainly am not an extradition expert, but I am an expert in avoiding hard research.

1. Always check the citizenship of any defendant involved in any serious crime;

2. I recently had luck increasing the bond of a Canadian citizen who commited a vehicular homicide (indicted for 2nd degree murder), from $150,000.00 which his parents posted the same day to $1,000,000.00, which will hold him, by informing the judge of the complexity and efficacy of the U.S.-Canadian extradition treaty. Thank God the guy showed up for his first appearance.
Maybe a good practice is to educate your magistrates generally of the extradition process-might help to initially get higher bonds in an amount to hold the defendant until you can motion for a bond increase.