McDermott v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

*463OPINION AND ORDER

¶1 This is an original proceeding on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and writ of mandate. Petitioner Anthony McDermott (McDermott), an inmate in the Montana State Prison, is serving a five-year sentence for issuing a bad check, felony common scheme. He argues that he has been improperly denied good time credits for time he spent on probation and that § 53-30-105, MCA (1993), which grants good time credits to parolees but not probationers, violates equal protection. We deny his petition.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶2 McDermott pled guilty to issuing a bad check, felony common…