Frisbie v. Collins
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Frisbie v. Collins, 342 U.S. 519
(1952), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that kidnapping of suspects by State authorities is constitutional. The defendant was tried in Michigan
after being abducted by Michigan authorities in Chicago, Illinois. Applying its decision in Ker v. Illinois
(1886)—thereby establishing the Ker-Frisbie Doctrine
—the Supreme Court upheld the conviction over challenges based on due process
and federal kidnapping laws, adopted since Ker and Mahon v. Justice (1888).
Case citation
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(1952), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that kidnapping of suspects by State authorities is constitutional. The defendant was tried in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
after being abducted by Michigan authorities in Chicago, Illinois. Applying its decision in Ker v. Illinois
Ker v. Illinois
Ker v. Illinois, 119 U.S. 436 , is a U.S. Supreme Court case. It held that a fugitive kidnapped from abroad could not claim any violation of the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States....
(1886)—thereby establishing the Ker-Frisbie Doctrine
Ker-Frisbie Doctrine
The Ker-Frisbie doctrine is applied in the context of extradition and generally holds that criminal defendants may be prosecuted in United States courts regardless of whether their presence has been obtained through the use of applicable extradition treaties.- History :In Ker v...
—the Supreme Court upheld the conviction over challenges based on due process
Due process
Due process is the legal code that the state must venerate all of the legal rights that are owed to a person under the principle. Due process balances the power of the state law of the land and thus protects individual persons from it...
and federal kidnapping laws, adopted since Ker and Mahon v. Justice (1888).
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 342
- Ker v. IllinoisKer v. IllinoisKer v. Illinois, 119 U.S. 436 , is a U.S. Supreme Court case. It held that a fugitive kidnapped from abroad could not claim any violation of the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States....
, - Mahon v. Justice,
- United States v. Alvarez-Machain,
External links
- Frisbie v. Collins, 342 U.S. 519 (1952) (opinion full text).