Legal Opinion

Pisano v. Shillinger

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided July 26, 1991No. 90-294PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

The essential question in this case is whether an individual who has been released on parole from the Wyoming State Penitentiary is entitled to be admitted to bail after his apprehension and detention as a parole violator. The case comes before the Court as a matter of the original jurisdiction of the Court in habeas corpus. The Court holds that there is no right to bail for a parole violator, and that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus should be denied.

The facts can be stated briefly. On October 17, 1983, George Pisano (Pisano), having been found guilty of the crime of…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. People Ex Rel. Tucker v. KotsosIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. SorrentinoWyoming Supreme Court · 1924
  4. In Re LawCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Jasper Roberson, Relator-Appellant v. State of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Pisano v. ShillingerWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Todmann v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012
  3. Brenning v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Green v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Green v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992

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