Carey v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant Carey was convicted of aggravated robbery as a consequence of his armed robbery of a branch bank at West Memphis on February 22, 1977. The jury fixed his sentence at 30 years. He was granted a belated appeal from the judgment of conviction. His Rule 37 petition for postconviction relief was later denied on the record, without a hearing. His two appeals have been consolidated in this court. Three points for reversal are argued.

First, Carey contends that he is entitled to credit for pretrial jail time from February 22 to September 23, 1977 (213 days).…