Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Shoemaker
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 23, 1976No. 26947PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Pringle
This is an appeal from a discharge by the district court of a writ of habeas corpus attacking extradition proceedings. We affirm.
The facts are not in dispute. Commendably, the parties filed an agreed statement as the record on appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 10(d).
This saga begins in June of 1974, when Petitioner was arrested in Colorado for a parole violation arising from an Illinois conviction. Extradition proceedings were commenced by Illinois and were challenged by the Petitioner in a habeas corpus action in the Pueblo County district court.
On January 16, 1975, after several continuances to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re RussellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Boyd v. Van CleaveSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Reese v. Warden & Keeper of County JailSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
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- Allen v. EvansSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
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