Newsome v. Hughes

In this appeal, Michael P. Lane, Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, and C. E. Hughes, sheriff of Vermilion County, challenge a final order granting Benny Newsome’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. We reverse.

Newsome, while serving a period of mandatory supervised release, was charged with unlawful use of weapons, theft of a firearm, and theft with a prior theft. Based on the same conduct, the Department of Corrections issued a warrant to apprehend Newsome for the purpose of determining whether he had violated the terms of his mandatory supervised release. The theft charges…