Tatum v. Cronin

Richard F. Tatum (defendant) was arrested in Denver and held for extradition to Minnesota. The extradition request was supported by a copy of judgments of conviction for aggravated assault and escape, and by a statement signed by the Governor of Minnesota that the defendant had violated the terms of his parole. The defendant petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that the detention violated his rights under the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article II, Sections 7 and 25 of the Colorado Constitution. The writ was…