O'CONNOR, J., Concurring Opinion

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

483 U.S. 219

Puerto Rico v. Branstad

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

JUSTICE O'CONNOR, with whom JUSTICE POWELL joins, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.

I join Parts I, II-A, II-C, and III of the Court's opinion. Because the Court ultimately resolves this case under the [p231] Extradition Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3182 I do not find Part II-B, and its statements concerning the Extradition Clause of the Constitution, necessary to the decision of this case. Accordingly, I do not subscribe to that part of the Court's opinion. See, e.g., Jean v. Nelson, 472 U.S. 846, 854 (1985); Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 361, n. 10 (1983); Ashwander v. TVA, 297 U.S. 288, 347 (1936) (Brandeis, J., concurring).