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In Re Russell A. Lutes' Petition for writ of Habeas Corpus

January 1, 1922 - January 25, 1922

Petitioned on January 17, 1922

Filed before the US District Court for the Western District of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Case ID: hc.case.wa.0552

Case Summary

Russell A. Lutes, the petitioner, was detained in Washington to be extradited to the state of Michigan due to an alleged involvement in a Michigan bank robbery. The statement from Michigan stated that due to involvement in the robbery, Lutes was to be detained for grand larceny, attempted murder, and the threatening of violence. On February 21st of 1922, O'Leary, respondent attorney, filed a stipulation with the attorneys of R. A. Lutes and John M. Spaller, Agent for the State of Michigan, to dismiss the appeal and terminate the proceeding.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

  • Threatening violence
  • Grand larceny
  • Attempted murder
  • Fugitive from justice

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

RG 21 U.S. District Court for the Southern Division of the Western District of Washington Civil, Criminal, Admiralty, and Bankruptcy Case Files, 1890-1950, No. 0552

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 51 and 75 pages

Repository(s)

State

  • Washington

Point(s) of law cited

Section 15229 Compiled Laws of Mich. 1915

People

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “In Re Russell A. Lutes' Petition for writ of Habeas Corpus.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/cases/item/hc.case.wa.0552

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