Colorado Department of Corrections, Parole Division Ex Rel. Miller v. Madison

In this case, we consider an appeal brought by the Colorado Department of Corrections challenging the Denver District Court’s interpretation of section 17-2-103(7), 6 C.R.S. (2003). The district court interpreted section 17-2-103(7) to require that a parolee may be held in custody pending a revocation hearing for only thirty days after his arrest, even though the revocation hearing may be continued beyond thirty days and held after a parolee’s temporary release. In rendering its ruling, the court relied on dicta contained within two cases, Turman v. Buckallew, 784 P.2d 774 (Colo.1989), and…