People ex rel. Mattews v. New York State Division of Parole

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Torraca, J.), entered April 16,1982 in Ulster County, which dismissed a writ of habeas corpus after a hearing. Released on parole on July 18, 1980, petitioner was arrested and charged with assault and resisting arrest on September 8, 1980. On the same date, a parole violation warrant was lodged against him, also charging him with assault and resisting arrest, plus two other violations which were later dismissed. Following a final parole revocation hearing, the parole board sustained the violations of assault and resisting arrest and…