Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.
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§ 9127. Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.
The Governor of this Commonwealth may also surrender on demand of the executive authority
of any other state any person in this Commonwealth charged in such other state in
the manner provided in section 9124 (relating to form of demand) with committing an
act in this Commonwealth or in a third state intentionally resulting in a crime in
the state whose executive authority is making the demand, and the provisions of this
subchapter not otherwise inconsistent shall apply to such cases even though the accused
was not in that state at the time of the commission of the crime and has not fled
therefrom.
Cross References. Section 9127 is referred to in sections 9124, 9134, 9136 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Livengood, 901 A.2d 556 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2006).
Commonwealth v. Livengood, 901 A.2d 556 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2דThe Commonwealth counters that the application alleged sufficient facts to permit Governor Rendell to exercise the power granted to him under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9127, which provides that “the Governor of this Commonwealth may also surrender .”
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