Blevins v. Norris

Steele Hays, Justice.

Willie Blevins filed a habeas corpus petition in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County where Tucker prison is situated and where Blevins is serving consecutive ten year sentences for burglary and theft. The Department of Correction had determined that because Blevins had a prior felony, his parole eligibility was delayed in accordance with Act 93 of 1977, which provides for the classification of convicted felons for purposes of parole eligibility based on the number of prior convictions. Blevins challenges the constitutionality of the act by a petition for a writ of…