Utah High Court Won't Block Jeffs' Extradition To Texas

Last week, the Utah Supreme Court refused to block the extradition of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs to Texas to face bigamy and sexual assault charges.  Washington Post  and Deseret News reported last week that the Utah high court issued a brief order lifting the stay on extradition that had been imposed by the Court of Appeals and cleared the way to implement the extradition agreement signed by the governors of Utah and Texas. Jeffs has previously been convicted of rape as an accomplice in Utah, but the Utah Supreme Court reversed the conviction because of faulty jury instructions. (See prior posting.) Jeffs argued that extradition while his case is on remand to the trial court will deny him a speedy trial. He also objected to provisions in the extradition agreement that would deny him bail in Texas. [Thanks to Modern Pharisee for the lead.]