John Willis Richie, Jr. v. Wayne K. Patterson, Warden, Colorado State Penitentiary

The district court, after a hearing, denied habeas corpus relief to appellant, a prisoner in the Colorado penitentiary. He was sentenced in 1959 under C.R.S. 1953 § 40-3-6 to confinement “for a period not exceeding TEN (10) years and not less than TWO (2) years.” In July, 1962, he was released on parole by the State Board of Parole under a parole agreement or order which, on its reverse side, carried the notation that it expired on April 21, 1963. This date has been marked out and the date September 12, 1966, inserted. According to the answer of the warden this change was made on October 1,…