Opinion
No. 22385.
Decided March 6, 1967.
From a judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus, the plaintiff in error brought error.
Affirmed.
1. HABEAS CORPUS — Arrest — Parole Violator — Penitentiary — Release — Custody — Statute. There is no merit to prisoner's contention that in view of C.R.S. 1963, 39-17-4 he is entitled to be released from state penitentiary pursuant to writ of habeas corpus because upon his arrest as parole violator he was held in custody longer than time provided.
Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable James C. Flanigan, Judge.
Edward H. Sherman, Public Defender in and for the City and County of Denver, for plaintiff in error.
Duke W. Dunbar, Attorney General, Frank E. Hickey, Deputy, Aurel M. Kelly, Special Assistant, for defendant in error.
This writ of error is directed to a judgment of the trial court denying plaintiff in error's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He, as petitioner below, contends that he is entitled to be released from the state penitentiary because upon his arrest as a parole violator he was held in custody longer than the time provided, all in violation of C.R.S. 1963, 39-17-4.
The arguments advanced here by petitioner are not new; we dealt with similar contentions in People v. District Court of Denver, 159 Colo. 142, 410 P.2d 630, and Johnson v. Tinsley, 157 Colo. 539, 404 P.2d 159. Petitioner has indicated that he is aware of those cases but asks that we overrule them. This we are not inclined to do.
The judgment is affirmed.