Fugitive from Justice

An individual who, after having committed a criminal offense, leaves the jurisdiction of the court
where such crime has taken place or hides within such jurisdiction to escape prosecution.

A fugitive from justice who flees from one state to another may be subjected to Extradition in th
e state to which he or shehas fled.

Mandatory Injunctions Although the court is vested with wide discretion to fashion injunctive relief, it is a
lso restricted torestraint of a contemplated or threatened action. It also might compel Specific
Performance of an act. In such a case, itissues a mandatory injunction, commanding the performance of
a positive act. Because mandatory injunctions are harsh,courts do not favor them, and they rarely grant th
em. Such injunctions have been issued to compel the removal of buildingsor other structures wrongfully pl
aced upon the land of another.

A court order by which an individual is required to perform, or is restrained from performing, a particular a
ct. A writ framedaccording to the circumstances of the individual case.