State Ex Rel. Valentine v. Watkins

DAVIS, Justice:

In this original jurisdiction proceeding, the petitioner herein, Robert Valentine [hereinafter “Valentine”], requests this Court to issue a writ of habeas corpus to secure his release from incarceration from the respondent herein, Ron Watkins, Sheriff of Marion County [hereinafter “Sheriff Watkins”].1 *29Specifically, Valentine challenges the calculation of his discharge date, September 6, 2000, and contends that he should have been granted good time credit for his detention pending the West Virginia Parole Board’s [hereinafter “Parole Board”] review of his parole status, which…