Cornes v. Groves

This is a mandamus action brought by petitioner, Ernest Cornes, seeking to compel the defendant, John B. Groves, the Chief Records Officer of the Illinois Department of Corrections, to credit petitioner with time for good behavior (hereinafter good time) while serving the first of two sentences which were to run consecutively.

On January 26, 1954, petitioner pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery and was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 10 years to life. Petitioner was eligible for parole in 1973 and on June 7-, 1974, he was paroled. On October 11, 1977, while still…