Dressel v. Bianco

Opinion

by Mr. Justice Lee.

This writ of error challenges the discharge of a writ of habeas corpus by the trial court.

Elmo Dean Dressel, referred to herein as “Dressel,” was charged and arrested as a fugitive from justice under C.R.S. 1963, 60-1-13. The complaint alleged that Dressel had been charged with the felonious crime of theft and had fled from the state of Texas.

Dressel was arrested on December 21, 1966, and forthwith taken to the district court where he was released on $1,000 bond returnable on January 17, 1967.

On January 16, 1967, the district attorney appeared ex parte before the…