State v. Ritter

This is an extradition habeas corpus case in which the circuit court ordered that the petitioner be released. The facts can be summarized as follows:

On August 30, 1974, Daniel Ritter, a resident of Wisconsin, was stopped in Houston county, Minnesota, on suspicion of stealing apples. A large quantity of marijuana was discovered under the front, seat of the van he was driving, and he was placed under arrest. Ritter was approximately six weeks short of being eighteen years of age at the time of his arrest. He was released from jail into the custody of his father upon his executing a written…