Just hours after Utah‘s 3rd District Court ordered Warren Jeffs extradited to Texas, the Utah Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay of the order, if just until Wednesday. Jeffs attorney Walter Bugden immediately appealed the decision [to extradite Jeffs], and late Monday afternoon the Utah Court of Appeals agreed to halt the extradition at […]
Texas Justice coming for Warren Jeffs
November 15, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Warren Jeffs is headed to Texas. The Salt Lake Tribune just reported that Jeffs can be extradicted, over his attorneys‘ objections, for trial in Texas. A Utah judge on Monday ordered polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs extradited to Texas to face bigamy and sexual assault charges there. Jeffs’ attorneys had fought […]
Will Warren Jeffs face Texas justice sooner than later?
October 20, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Warren Jeffs is fighting extradition. Maybe Texas justice presents a more fearful specter than Utah‘s. Maybe it’s too expensive. Maybe it’s just part of Jeffs’ legal battle. Whatever the reason, Warren Jeffs refused to sign the extradition order that would send him to Texas for criminal trial for bigamy and sexual assault. […]
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