EXTRADITION AWAITED IN MURDER CASE.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer A man accused of a double slaying in Lancaster faces an extradition extradition (ĕkstrədĭsh`ən), delivery of a person, suspected or convicted of a crime, by the state where he has taken refuge to the state that asserts jurisdiction over him. hearing in Arizona that could bring him to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County by early September, a homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. detective said Monday. Christopher Anthony Brown Anthony Brown may refer to:
Brown is in custody in Arizona, where he was sentenced to five years on drug-trafficking charges in a case Pima County prosecutors say involved transporting 200 pounds of marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. . Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide Detective Bill Marsh said L.A. County prosecutors will seek Brown's extradition next month. Marsh expects the hearing to be mainly a formality formality, in chemistry: see chemical equilibrium; concentration. , he said. "There would have to a compelling reason not to bring him to trial (in Los Angeles County,)" Marsh said. "We expect to start the proceedings within a short amount of time." Brown was arrested in Tucson on Jan. 19, about a month after the women's bodies were found. Brown could face the death penalty in the special-circumstances case. "I'm eager to get him back here to face these charges, especially because this is a guy who tried to get away from us," Marsh said. gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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