Lillard v. Head

On December 1, 1995, Charles Lillard entered guilty pleas to five separate charges and the trial court sentenced him to 12-month concurrent sentences with “credit for time served.” Less than four months later, in March 1996, Lillard filed a petition seeking habeas corpus relief on the ground that his sentences had expired. After conducting a hearing, the habeas court entered an order expressing its agreement with Lillard’s contention that “his sentenced] contemplated credit for jail time prior to sentencing,” but nevertheless concluding that “this issue is not cognizable in habeas corpus.…