Legal Opinion
Howe v. Cronin
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided October 11, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-C-648PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CHILSON, Senior District Judge.
This is a habeas corpus action filed by a person in state custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He attacks the validity of his arrest, detainment, and extradition by the State of Colorado.
The pertinent facts of this matter are not in dispute. Mr. Howe, the petitioner, was the object of two criminal complaints in the state of North Dakota: the first for a burglary allegedly committed on July 12, 1975, and the second for the possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver alleged to have occurred on July 21,1975. At a preliminary…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carlson v. LandonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Hopkins v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
3Cited by2 opinions
- William Pfaff and Patrick Pfaff v. Gene Wells, Sheriff of Oklahoma County, State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Johnson v. District Court of City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980