What is the test for deciding whether to extradite an alleged criminal to the United States?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from U.S.A. v. Hall, 2016 BCSC 1004 (CanLII):
Where competing inferences may be drawn from the circumstantial evidence, the choice between those inferences is a matter for the trier of fact at trial, rather than the extradition judge. The test is whether a jury could convict the person sought, not whether it would convict him: United States of America v. Hislop, 2009 BCCA 94 at para. 31. Evidence of Co-conspirators
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