"Extradite" Quotes from Famous Books
... states has to be acted upon by the governors of the states, it is unusual (though not impossible[30]) to secure extradition for a misdemeanor. The reluctance of the authorities is understandable, however, when it is realized that to extradite for wife desertion would be to create a precedent for extradition for any sort of misdemeanor. There is in most states a law which makes the abandonment of a minor child or children a felony, punishable ... — Broken Homes - A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment • Joanna C. Colcord |