Campbell v. State

BASCHAB, Judge.

The appellant, Johnny Wayne Campbell, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that he had not been credited with sufficient time for the time he spent in jail awaiting trial. The Alabama Department of Corrections filed a motion to dismiss the petition, but did not refute the appellant’s allegations regarding the time he spent in jail awaiting trial. After conducting an evidentiary hearing on the petition, the circuit court found that the appellant was entitled to credit for an additional 256 days spent in jail. This appeal followed-.

The appellant contends that,…