Charlton v. Kelly, 229 U.S. 447 (1913) is a case pertaining to extradition

Extradition

Extradition is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another nation or state. Between nation states, extradition is regulated by treaties...

 of a U.S. citizen to Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. In 1910, Porter Charlton

Porter Charlton

Porter Charlton was the son of Puerto Rico federal judge who in 1910 confessed in New York to murdering his wife at Lake Como in Italy and sinking the body in a trunk in the lake. He was extradited to Italy.-Extradition:...

 confessed in New York to having murdered his wife in Italy. The Italian vice consul requested Charlton's extradition. Hon. John A. Blair, one of the judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of New Jersey, suspended Charlton's petition for a writ of habeas corpus

Habeas corpus

is a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. The remedy can be sought by the prisoner or by another person coming to his aid. Habeas corpus originated in the English legal system, but it is now available in many nations...

 and a warrant was issued for his arrest. This order for extradition was approved by Secretary of State

United States Secretary of State

The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...

 Philander C. Knox

Philander C. Knox

Philander Chase Knox was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Attorney General , a Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of State ....

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Horace Harmon Lurton

Horace Harmon Lurton

Horace Harmon Lurton was an American jurist who served for four years as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed at the age of 65, Lurton was the oldest justice appointed to the Court.-Life:...

wrote the majority opinion for the Court.

External links

• Lawyers' Reports Annotated entry on Charlton v. Kelly on Google Books
• 229 U.S. 447 (Text of the opinion on Findlaw.com)