Arnold v. Moran

HOLOHAN, Justice.

By this special action the petitioner challenges the action of the Director of the Department of Corrections in refusing to apply the “good time credits” under A.R.S. § 31—251 and the “double time credits” under A.R.S. § 31—252 to petitioner’s sentence. Petitioner was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced pursuant to A.R.S. § 13— 643(B) to serve a minimum of eight years and a maximum of fifteen years in the Arizona State Prison. The issue raised by this petition is:

Is a person sentenced pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-643(B) entitled to the time credits allowed under A.R.S. §§…