What I don’t understand is how the wrong person can be extradited? I would be pretty unhappy with my home state if they extradited me under such circumstances.
In an extradition hearing, wouldn’t a judge be interested to know that the local person had never been to the jurisdiction asking for her?
I'm guessing that is what 90% of criminals being extradited contend.
It sounds to me like she got really, really, crappy service from the public defender.
You mean the PD in Louisiana. Does one have a PD appointed for extradition hearings?
Oh well this is one more reason not to be poor. If you rely on the government to defend you against the government, you are likely to be disappointed.