Legal Opinion

Risner v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 18, 1988No. 8 Div. 941PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATTERSON, Judge.

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:

“Petitioner was in IGT Good Time earning status from 10-05-1982 until he was illegally terminated on 09-09-1985, which is 2 years 11 months 4 days. The respondent only gave petitioner 2 years 11 months 4 days good time for that period, but by law, was entitled to 5 years 10 months 8 days good time per the D.O.C. Regulations and [Section] 14-9-20 [Code of Alabama 1975] (Old Code prior to [May 19, 1980]).
“Petitioner should have…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williams v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  2. Mead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  2. Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  3. Grier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996

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