Risner v. State, 8 Div. 941
Decision Date | 18 February 1988 |
Docket Number | 8 Div. 941 |
Citation | 522 So.2d 336 |
Parties | Charles RISNER v. STATE. |
Court | Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals |
Charles Risner, pro se.
Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and James B. Prude, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Appellant, Charles Risner, appeals from the summary denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The basis of appellant's petition was as follows:
A petition for writ of habeas corpus is the proper procedure to test whether the state has properly calculated the amount of time an inmate must serve in prison. See Williams v. Davis, 386 So.2d 415 (Ala.1980); Mead v. State, 475 So.2d 645 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). Appellant was placed on Incentive Good Time (IGT) status pursuant to § 14-9-20, Code of Alabama 1975 (Acts 1976, No. 182, p. 176) and Alabama Department of Corrections Administrative Regulation 420. Participation in the IGT program applicable to appellant, which is limited to "inmates whose behavior and industriousness merit such award," Reg. 420, entitles a prisoner to two days of good time credit for each day he serves.
No answer or return was filed by the state. In denying habeas corpus relief, the trial court stated the following:
The trial court did not address appellant's claims that the Board of...
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