Mack v. State

Claimant brought this action pursuant to section 8(c) of the Court of Claims Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 37, par. 439.8(c)), hereinafter referred to as the Act, seeking compensation for time allegedly unjustly served in a State prison. On or about August 1,1968, he was arrested and charged with murder. He was tried for the offense in Madison County, Illinois, and was convicted and incarcerated in the Madison County jail on December 3, 1968. Thereafter he was transferred to Menard Penitentiary where he remained until approximately February 26, 1970, at which time his conviction was reversed on…