Gary Wade Williams v. Sandra Carter

Petitioner Gary Wade Williams, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus on May 10, 2004, challenging the Alabama Department of Corrections’ (“ADOC”) revocation of his statutory and incentive good time (“good time”) credits in violation of ex post facto principles and his due process rights. 1 Williams’s exhibits and case history reveal that he was sentenced in 1982 to 50 years’ imprisonment for robbery and attempted rape (“robbery sentence”). He was convicted of murder and sentenced to a life sentence in 1983 (“life sentence”).

In a brief accompanying his petition,…