McCorvey v. State

The appellant, Charles McCorvey, appeals from the circuit court's judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he asserted that an error had been made in "the calculation of his minimum release date pursuant to the correctional incentive time he is legally due."

McCorvey alleged the following facts:

May 14, 1989: He was convicted of a federal offense for which he was sentenced to 4 months' imprisonment and 2 years' supervised probation.

June 25, 1991: He was convicted of a felony in Alabama for which he was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. This conviction violated…