Corley v. State

BASCHAB, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Herman R. Corley, Jr., an inmate incarcerated at Bibb Correctional Facility, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the Department of Corrections (“DOC”) had incorrectly calculated his release date. After the State responded, the circuit court summarily dismissed the petition. This appeal followed.

On October 27, 1998, the appellant was convicted of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance in case number CC-96-632. The trial court sentenced him to serve a term of ten years in prison. It also enhanced his sentence by five years…