United States Ninth Circuit

Alien's extradition, requested by his native India in order to try him for crimes of murder, attempted murder, and robbery, is affirmed. The indiscriminate killings of civilians and police officers cannot qualify for the political offense exception to extradition, even if "politically motivated."

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/14/2004
• Decided 03/10/2004
• Published 03/10/2004

Judges

• Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, KOZINSKI, RYMER, KLEINFELD, HAWKINS, THOMAS, GRABER, W. FLETCHER, TALLMAN, RAWLINSON and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jagdip Singh Sekhon, Sekhon & Sekhon, San Francisco, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stanley A. Boone, Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, CA, for the appellee.