People ex rel. Pettaway v. Zelker

The relator in this habeas corpus proceeding contends that his 1970 sentence to the Narcotic Addiction Control Commission (NACC) has been unlawfully interrupted and that he is entitled to credit, on a prior felony sentence imposed in 1968, for time spent in the custody of the NACC.

The relator was convicted of robbery in the third degree and sentenced in June of 1968 to imprisonment for an indeterminate term of up to four years. He was released on parole in December of 1969 but was rearrested in May of 1970 on new charges of robbery, possession of a dangerous weapon and possession of stolen…