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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Volume:
28
Issue:
3
Abstract:
On December 22, 2011, the Portuguese Supreme Court affirmed the lower court’s decision, rejecting the United States government’s extradition request for George Wright. In 1970, Mr. Wright escaped from a New Jersey prison while he served a sentence for murder and armed robbery. The U.S. has charged Mr. Wright for hijacking a jetliner from Detroit to Algeria in 1972.[1]
[1] Associated Press, Portugal: Court Rejects U.S. Appeal on Fugitive, N.Y. Times, Dec. 23, 2011, at A8, col. 5.