Legal Opinion
Vetsch v. Sheriff of Spokane County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 1, 1976No. 1733-3PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, C.J.
Charles Vetsch appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus to review his extradition to the state of Idaho as a nonfugitivé, 1 i.e., a person not within the state of Idaho at the time the crime was committed.
The pertinent facts may be summarized as follows: (1) Joy Weitz was killed near Rathdrum, Idaho, January 14, 1975; (2) a criminal complaint alleging Mr. Vetsch aided and abetted in her murder was sworn to before an Idaho District Court judge on September 8, 1975; (3) based upon the complaint, an arrest warrant for Mr. Vetsch was issued September 8; (4) Mr. Vetsch was…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Sweeney v. WoodallSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Matter of StraussSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- New York v. O'NEILLSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Oliver Lee Kirkland and Elizabeth Smith v. Paul H. Preston and Luke MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- MaldonadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. BradleyWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- ConsalviMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- In Re Writ of Habeas Corpus of JeffriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1976
- White v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- Dutil v. RiceConnecticut Superior Court · 1977
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