Carsrud v. Patterson

This writ of error is directed to a judgment of the trial court denying plaintiff in error’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He, as petitioner below, contends that he is entitled to be released from the state penitentiary because upon his arrest as a parole violator *72he was held in custody longer than the time provided, all in violation of C.R.S. 1963, 39-17-4.

The arguments advanced here by petitioner are not new; we dealt with similar contentions in People v. District Court of Denver, 159 Colo. 142, 410 P.2d 630, and Johnson v. Tinsley, 157 Colo. 539, 404 P.2d 159. Petitioner has…