The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided by this article shall have been presented to the governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3860

  • Crime: means a misdemeanor or a felony. See Arizona Laws 13-105
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Governor: includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-3841
  • Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105