People Ex Rel. Seiler v. Hill

A writ of habeas corpus was sued out of this court to obtain the release of Herman M. Seiler, who is confined in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet. He was convicted at the November term, 1924, of the criminal court of Cook county upon pleas of guilty to two indictments charging forgery. It was ordered that his sentences run concurrently. He was released on parole December 14, 1925, but was ordered returned in April, 1926, for an alleged violation of his parole agreement. On a hearing of the charge against him his parole was revoked and he was returned to the penitentiary. On April 9,…