Owens v. Lane

Petitioner sought, via habeas corpus, a judicial order to require the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) to recalculate his proposed release date. The trial court dismissed the petition and denied the petitioner’s motion for reconsideration. The petitioner appeals.

The facts are not in dispute. On June 25, 1966, the petitioner was convicted in Cook County of aggravated kidnapping and armed robbery. The petitioner was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30- to 40-year terms of imprisonment. On April 24, 1975, the petitioner escaped from Stateville Correctional Facility. On May 1, 1975, the…