According to Article IV, Section 2 of the U

question 52

Multiple Choice

According to Article IV, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, when a fugitive from one state is apprehended in another state, what may the apprehending state do with the prisoner?

• A) It has no authority over the prisoner.
• B) It must turn the prisoner over to the federal government for arbitration.
• C) It must retain the prisoner in the apprehending state so as to protect his or her rights from the abusive state.
• D) It must retain the prisoner in the apprehending state until his or her sentence is completed.
• E) It must extradite the prisoner to the original state for disposition.

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