Show governor will Wil lUse use extradition measures the following letter from froin governor 1 bracken lee to coun county ty attorney ff eugene roberts la Is resultant from a meeting between the governor attorney general county attorneys sheriffs and other er digna present at the r recent eor convention of comity officio officials als in salt lake city it is being published as reader information salt lake city utah january 27 1950 dear mr air roberts roberta there have been instances in the past where the state has mot looked favorably on extradition requests made by the gount counties les for men who have deserted their families and fled to other states tills this Is to advise you that it Is not a hard and fa fact s t rule that such extradition requests will be denied on the contrary it the extradition request Is meritorious is la will be granted in that co con newtlyn it should be the policy of the county Attorn eny enya office 1 examine carefully bac each h extradition request for family deserters and ard forward to this office only conly those requests involving aggravated grava ted cases this la Is necessary 1 because of the ille limited appropriation 1 made tor for ex traditions 2 make certain that the complaining pla ining witness particularly in desertion cases will not withdraw the complaint and drop prosecution once the fugitive Is returned to the state 3 prosecute each desertion case vigorously Te recommending COMmending probation to the court in cases ot of conviction if the deserter will work anid and support hla his family or incarceration in tho the state prison prison it if he refuses it Is the policy of tills this office to combine as many ex traditions in one trip as con can be done in safety therefore it if approval app royal Is given to any amy extradition requests coming from your county the officers designated to return the fugitive may be selected from another county it if it has bag received earlier approval ifor for an ext extradition radt in tho abe vicinity of your fugi 1 tivo sincerely yours it J bracken lee lea governor |