Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4959 (2026)
Persons under prosecution in this State at time of requisition
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Subchapter 002 : UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 4959)-
§ 4959. Persons under prosecution in this State at time of requisition
If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor in his or her discretion either may surrender him or her on the demand of the executive authority of another state, or may hold him or her until he or she has been tried and discharged, or convicted and punished in this State.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2002–2002 · leading case: In re Lambert, 795 A.2d 1236 (Vt. 2002).
In re Lambert, 795 A.2d 1236 (Vt. 2002). “See 13 V.S.A. § 4959. Moreover, even if we assumed that petitioner’s incarceration during this period was attributable to the extradition warrant, we note that she did not file a habeas petition until December 7, which Was denied on December 20.”
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