Walters v. Hill

Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s dismissal of a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that the court erred in concluding that he was not entitled to immediate release from prison. As explained below, we conclude that the trial court correctly dismissed the writ. Accordingly, we affirm.

Plaintiff was convicted in 1981 of first-degree rape, for which he received a 15-year sentence. He was released on temporary leave in March 1987. In August 1987, while on leave, plaintiff was arrested for attempted first-degree kidnapping, attempted first-degree rape, and attempted first-degree sodomy. He was…