Posted on 03/13/2009 3:21:05 AM PDT by Born Conservative
SCRANTON – A federal judge has denied a Meshoppen woman’s request to stay her extradition to Canada on a charge of negligent homicide for the shooting death of her husband.
U.S. District Magistrate Judge Malachy Mannion did grant Mary Beth Harshbarger an additional week to surrender to allow her attorney time to file a court challenge to Mannion’s prior ruling that denied Harshbarger’s request to halt her extradition entirely.
Harshbarger, 43, faces extradition in connection with the Sept. 13, 2006 shooting death of her husband, Mark, during a hunting trip to Buchans Junction, Newfoundland.
Harshbarger claims she accidentally shot Mark as he exited the woods, believing he was a bear.
The shooting occurred just before 8 p.m. Canadian authorities contend Harshbarger should no have fired the shot because it was too dark.
Mannion held an extradition hearing on Feb. 13. In a ruling issued March 4, he determined there was sufficient evidence to try Harshbarger.
He directed her to surrender to federal marshals by this Friday.
Harshbarger’s attorney, Paul Ackourey, filed an emergency motion seeking a 60-day stay to allow him time to file a second court petition – known as a writ of habeas corpus – that would challenge the extradition ruling.
Mannion denied that motion Thursday, saying Ackourey had known since the extradition hearing that Harshbarger would be required to surrender if she was found to be extraditable, therefore there was no grounds to delay extradition to allow him time to now prepare the habeas corpus petition.
Mannion said “in the interest of justice,” he would postpone her surrender date until March 20, to allow Ackourey time to file the petition.
8 PM in September at that latitude. I’d say they have a pretty good case for negligent homicide, even discounting the possibility of an ulterior motive.
> 8 PM in September at that latitude. I’d say they have a pretty good case for negligent homicide, even discounting the possibility of an ulterior motive.
8PM in September she’d be getting pretty dark alright. No business firing guns at that time of the evening.
“No business firing guns at that time of the evening.”
Not for hunting, but if I was in the woods and thought a bear was coming after me I might just shoot.
Of course if I was stupid I might also fire without knowing where my spouse was.
Or if I wanted to commit murder I might find it a good excuse.
Will they be rolling out the red carpet for her too?
Has she found just the right dress and shoes to wear also?
So it was getting dark, and she thought he was a bear. In the Ozarks, that would be a “hunting accident.” ...saw it in the news there time and again, even in more questionable circumstances. If that’s all it was, they shouldn’t throw her in jail for that. ...hard enough time as it is.
I thought my wife was an angry animal the other night but they the glass of wine change her look.
Did these morons like OJ, Peterson and her ever hear of DIVORCE??????????????????????
“Gee honey, thanks for the bear-skin coat. What, you wanna go camping?”
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