Thomas v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The only issue presented is whether a person sentenced to imprisonment under Alabama Code 1975, § 15-18-8 (as amended 1985), the so-called "Split Sentence Act," is eligible to receive "good time" under the Alabama Correctional Incentive Time Act (ACIT Act), Alabama Code 1975, §§ 14-9-40 to -44 (adopted 1980).

On April 25, 1986, appellant was found guilty and was sentenced to terms of imprisonment in three cases by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County. Two of the cases involved the sale of narcotics, and in each of…