James William Stidham v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary

James William Stidham appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The issue presented is whether the procedures employed to revoke Stidham’s parole complied with due process. We affirm.

Stidham was incarcerated in the Missouri State Penitentiary pursuant to his conviction in state court in 1955. State v. Stid-ham, 305 S.W.2d 7 (Mo.1957). On January 19, 1976, Stidham was released on parole under the conditions, inter alia, that he report regularly as directed to his parole officer, that he obtain permission from his parole…