Tereul v. Wainwright

BOYD, Justice.

By this petition for writ of mandamus 1 Petitioner seeks recomputation of his sentences to reflect “gain time” which Respondent is not presently allowing him. We issued our alternative writ of mandamus, to which Respondent filed his response and supplemental response.

The facts appear as follows.

Petitioner was convicted on February 24, 1954, of assault with intent to commit rape and was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison; on April 3, 1956, he was paroled for 14 years. While on parole, Petitioner was arrested on January 19, 1968, for non-support and was confined to jail; on…