Speedsix, I disagree. If there is a felony warrant, I would think that any judge would approve the extradition. Even if they had all of the information reported here and they believed it was a bogus charge, I think they would allow it.speedsix wrote:...with the police report stating the ADA came to the scene, interviewed him, and didn't press charges, I don't think a Tx judge would even allow the extradition...we don't have to live in that kind of fear in the USA...yet...I've seen "justice" perverted as you note, too...but that doesn't mean we should be afraid to challenge the system when it's wrong...that's like not complaining about an LEO's performance because you're afraid to get more tickets...I won't live that way...
But, I would think the assault would be a misdemeanor, even in California. And there is no interstate extradition for misdemeanors. The problem I see is that if they file the charge, it would then stay active until he was arrested and tried. This is true whether you or I are correct about the extradition or if it is a misdemeanor. And since the OP will be going back to CA sometime in the future to see his family, it would just mean he would be arrested then.
I don't think he should write a letter complaining, not only because of the possibility of retaliation (low probability IMO), but because I just don't think it would do any good. I can't see the DA having much different an opinion of Texans and CHLs than an aggressive young ADA trying to work his way up the chain. If the OP wrote the letter, the DA would probably just ignore it.