Texas Court OKs Extradition of Tate Slay Suspect to California
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld Gov. Preston Smiths extradition order sending Charles Watson of McKinney to California to face murder and conspiracy charges in the Sharon Tate case. Watson, 24, and four others were indicted by the Los Angeles County grand jury in Dec. 8 slayings. The ruling addresses timing for appeals and notes the proper forum is California courts.