Smith v. State, 3 Div. 627
| Decision Date | 10 March 1987 |
| Docket Number | 3 Div. 627 |
| Parties | Joe C. SMITH v. STATE. |
| Court | Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals |
Everett A. Price, Jr., Brewton, for appellant.
Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and Fred F. Bell, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
The appellant argues that the trial court erred in the summary denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In his "Brief in Support of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus," the appellant argues that he spent 41 days in jail on the charge of sexual abuse in the first degree because he failed to appear in court on that charge. The case was allegedly subsequently nol-prossed. He was again arrested on the same charges and remained in custody for 44 days. Thereafter, he pleaded guilty to the offense of sexual abuse in the first degree and he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. His petition for writ of habeas corpus argues that according to §§ 15-18-5 through 15-18-7, Code of Alabama (1975), he should have received jail credit for the 85 days he spent in jail prior to sentencing. The State offers no facts which contradict those set out in the petition and supporting brief. Therefore, unrefuted facts must be taken as true. Giles v. State, 462 So.2d 1063, 1064 (Ala.Cr.App.1985).
Code of Alabama (1975), § 15-18-5. Further, § 15-18-7 makes the foregoing section applicable to any prisoner presently incarcerated who comes within its purview.
Boutwell v. State, 488 So.2d 33 (Ala.Cr.App.1986). The appellant's petition is meritorious on its face and he is entitled to relief if his claims are true. His petition should not have been summarily denied.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
All the Judges concur.
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