Jose Trinidad Martinez Santoyo v. Lasha Boyden, former United States Marshal for the Eastern District of California, et al.
Whether the Sixth Amendment Speedy Trial Clause constitutes a law that can bar extradition under the United States-Mexico Extradition Treaty due to lapse of time
The Extradition Treaty between the United States and Mexico provides: Extradition shall not be granted when the prosecution or the enforcement of the penalty for th e offense for which extradition has been sought has become barred by lapse of time according to the laws of the requesting or requested Party . Article 7, United States-Mexico Extraditi on Treaty Signed at Mexico City May 4, 1978, T.I.A.S. No. 9656 (Jan. 25, 1980), App. 45a (emphasis added). Under the terms of the United States-M exico extradition treaty, is the Sixth Amendment Speedy Trial Clause a law of th e United States that can bar a criminal prosecution due to the lapse of time? ii II. List of