In Re Zera

The petitioner-appellant (hereinafter the petitioner) brought a petition for post-conviction relief, 18 V.S.A. §§ 7131-7137, in the Franklin Superior Court, claiming that he had been unlawfully denied credit for several intervals of time he served prior to being sentenced on a number of crimes. The superior court agreed with the petitioner with respect to all but one interval, and granted partial relief. We conclude that the petitioner was entitled to all of the credit he sought in his petition, and reverse the partial denial of relief.

This cause was submitted to the superior court on an…