Collins v. Sielaff

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, John V. Collins, was released on parole. He thereafter filed a petition pursuant to the Habeas Corpus Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 65, par. 1 et seq.) against, inter alia, the Director of the Department of Corrections, claiming that he was entitled to final discharge from his sentence imposed upon his plea of guilty to armed robbery. The circuit court denied relief. The issue presented is whether petitioner may seek relief provided by the aforesaid statute after he has been paroled.

The facts alleged in the habeas…