The State - News from May 6, 1988
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor refused to halt the extradition of a former Argentine general facing expulsion from the United States on charges of murdering 39 political prisoners. The defense argued that Carlos Suarez Mason, 64, who is being held in San Francisco, should not be extradited until the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has heard his case. That court last week refused to issue a temporary stay of his extradition. O’Connor, without comment, also refused to grant the stay.
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