Norris v. Casson

CHRISTIE, Justice.

On April 11, 1962, after having served fifteen years of a life sentence, which had been imposed in Delaware for murder, petitioner was granted a parole. Fifteen years later, on July 20, 1977, petitioner was arrested in California, where he had been residing for a number of years, and he was charged with attempted murder, assault with intent to rape, burglary, and assault with a deadly weapon. He subsequently pled guilty to an assault charge and on January 26, 1978 he was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment. Petitioner was given a conditional release by the…