Johnson v. Kenney

NATURE OF CASE

James Johnson pled guilty to charges of delivery of a controlled substance and being a habitual criminal, and he was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Johnson subsequently filed a petition seeking habeas corpus relief, alleging that pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1,107(1) (Reissue 1994), he was entitled to have his sentence reduced by 6 months for each year of the sentence and that as a result of not receiving such sentence reduction, he was being wrongfully held. (Although § 83-1,107 has subsequently been amended, all references in this opinion are to Reissue 1994.) The…