Legal Opinion
In Re Walrath
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 2, 1980No. Crim. 37222PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUS, P. J.
This petition for writ of habeas corpus presents substantial questions regarding the implementation of Penal Code section 4019, 1 which provides for “good time” and “work time” credits for persons committed to county jails.
Convicted of second degree burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 461), petitioner was on July 24, 1979, sentenced to one year in the county jail. When petitioner was first admitted to jail, the sheriff noted on his records that petitioner was entitled to 60 days of good time credit and 60 days work time credit. A tentative release date, which took the 120 days of…
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