Boone v. State

BASCHAB, Judge.

The appellant, George Boone, an inmate incarcerated at Holman Correctional Facility, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that he has not been credited with sufficient time for the time he spent in jail awaiting trial. After the State responded, the circuit court summarily dismissed the petition. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that the circuit court erroneously summarily dismissed his petition. In his petition, he asserted that he was incarcerated from July 8, 1998, to August 6, 1999; that he had charges pending in Escambia County, Baldwin County,…