Bentley v. State

Jack Sherrill Bentley timely seeks review of a circuit court order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus.1 He argues that the trial court did not properly credit him with gain-time. We hold that he has shown entitlement to certiorari relief and grant the petition in part.

Bentley was convicted in Case No. CR84-2680 of armed robbery and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and in Case No. CR84-2682 of armed robbery, with all offenses having been committed in 1984. He was later sentenced and resentenced to consecutive terms of twenty-seven years imprisonment with a…