People ex rel. Cordero v. Thomas

This is a habeas corpus proceeding in which the relator alleges that his detention is illegal and requests that he be discharged, or in the alternative that bail be fixed on the parole violation warrant.

The facts are not in dispute. On March 19, 1970 the relator was convicted of robbery in the third degree and sentenced to a term of three years in the reformatory. On December 30, 1970 he was paroled.

Upon his release from confinement the relator became active in community affairs. On June 9,1971, while still on parole, the relator was arrested in the course of street demonstrations for the…