Court records showed that he was charged after a 1998 alcohol-related crash killed two teenagers in Orlando. Public court records showed what authorities knew at different stages, what they alleged, what Lutts admitted and which legal decisions kept him in custody until extradition. Court filings often reveal competing interpretations rather than a single uncontested story. Extradition Filings Are Not the Criminal TrialThe Canadian filings contained allegations about the crash, Lutts’s blood alcohol concentration and his departure. Why Public Records MatterCourt records perform several democratic functions.