Ware v. State

Jessie James Ware appeals from the trial court's summary denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus,1 wherein he contended that he is entitled to 437 days of jail credit for pretrial incarceration rather than the 176 days with which he was credited.

On March 26, 1998, Ware pleaded guilty to one count of burglary in the third degree and one count of theft of property in the second degree. See §§ 13A-7-7 and 13A-8-4, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for each conviction. The sentences were to run concurrently. On December 11, 2000, Ware filed a motion alleging…