People v. Winfrey

PRESIDING JUSTICE O’MALLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Albert S. Winfrey, appeals the trial court’s summary denial of his habeas corpus petition. He contends that, in dismissing his petition, the court improperly treated it as a postconviction petition. We reverse and remand.

Defendant filed a pro se petition for habeas corpus relief. See 735 ILCS 5/10 — 101 et seq. (West 2002). In his petition, he argued that the Department of Corrections (DOC) had revoked his good-conduct credit in violation of the Illinois Administrative Code (20 Ill. Adm. Code § 504.10 et seq. (West 2002))…