California v. Superior Court of California, San Bernardino County (smolin et al., Real Parties in Interest)
Decided June 9, 1987. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 86-381 · 482 U.S. 400 (1987) · Cited 116 times
Holding
The Extradition Act prohibits the California Supreme Court from refusing to permit extradition.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Sandra Day O'Connor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 2
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Drew v. Thaw · 235 U.S. 432 (1914)
- Pierce v. Creecy · 210 U.S. 387 (1908)
- Michigan v. Doran · 439 U.S. 282 (1978)
- Biddinger v. Commissioner of Police of City of New York · 245 U.S. 128 (1917)
- Munsey v. Clough · 196 U.S. 364 (1905)
- Ex Parte Reggel · 114 U.S. 642 (1885)
- Hyatt v. People Ex Rel. Corkran · 188 U.S. 691 (1903)
- Matter of Strauss · 197 U.S. 324 (1905)
- Illinois Ex Rel. McNichols v. Pease · 207 U.S. 100 (1907)
- Strassheim v. Daily · 221 U.S. 280 (1911)
- Appleyard v. Massachusetts · 203 U.S. 222 (1906)
- Jones v. Helms · 452 U.S. 412 (1981)
- South Carolina v. Bailey · 289 U.S. 412 (1933)
- Hogan v. O'NEILL · 255 U.S. 52 (1921)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Printz v. United States · 521 U.S. 898 (1997)
- Puerto Rico v. Branstad · 483 U.S. 219 (1987)
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