Johnson v. State

The appellant, Donald Dwight Johnson, an inmate serving a 15-year sentence at Staton Correctional Facility for the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, appeals from the circuit court's summary denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, wherein he challenges the calculation of credit for time he spent in jail pending his trial. The appellant claims that although he spent 12 months in jail awaiting trial, only 41 days of that time was credited to his sentence as required by §§ 15-18-5 and 15-18-7, Ala. Code 1975.

Attached to the state's response to the appellant's petition…