Cozzalino v. Watkins

Mobley, Justice.

Petitioner, a prisoner at Georgia State Prison, was sentenced in Fulton County on February 11, 1957, for 10-20 years for robbery. On February 9, 1959, he was sentenced in DeKalb County to serve 20-20 years. On July 1, 1964, petitioner requested the Department of Corrections to recompute his 20-20 year sentence to run concurrently with his 10-20 year sentence, but his request was denied. On October 20, 1964, he filed a petition for mandamus absolute against the board for recomputation of his sentence as aforementioned, under authority of Georgia Laws 1964, p. 494. The exception…