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Harkins v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
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Harkins v Secretary of State for the Home Department
   
Issue: Whether the evidence against H was insufficient to justify committal, whether the evidence obtained by the Prosecution in the USA was an abuse of process, whether H’s extradition was oppressive by reason of the passage of time and whether the USA’s undertaking in relation to the death penalty was adequate.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/4696/2006
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] EWHC 639 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Sir Igor Judge (President of the Queen’s Bench Division), Lloyd Jones J
   
Date: 14 February 2007