Adkins v. Leverette

239 S.E.2d 496 (1977)

James ADKINS

v.

Bobby J. LEVERETTE, Superintendent, West Virginia Penitentiary.

No. 14024.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 13, 1977.

James M. Haviland, Charleston, for relator.

Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen., John L. MacCorkle, William D. Highland, Asst. Attys. Gen., Charleston, for respondent.

MILLER, Justice:

This case involves the question of whether our decision in Conner v. Griffith, W.Va., 238 S.E.2d 529 (1977), should be applied retroactively. In Conner, we held that upon parole revocation, the failure to credit time spent on parole to the…