Legal Opinion
Parham v. Warden of Bridgeport Correctional Center
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided June 25, 1975No. File 156668Published
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
The plaintiff brought this application for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was being illegally confined pursuant to a parole violation warrant.
On September 24, 1970, the plaintiff was sentenced to a term of two to five years in the Connecticut correctional institution at Somers for violation of the drug laws. On September 17, 1971, he was paroled. A condition of his parole was that he enter DayTop, Inc., in order to take advantage of its drug rehabilitation program. He remained at DayTop until November 28, 1971, when he left without permission. Several days later he reported to his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Aillon v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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