People Ex Rel. Harper v. Brantley

The petitioner-appellant, William Harper, pleaded guilty on September 17, 1970, to three counts of kidnapping and one count of armed robbery. All four offenses occurred on November 16, 1963. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the Circuit Court of Christian County imposed concurrent sentences of 1 to 5 years for each of the kidnapping counts and 7 to 8 years for the armed robbery charge. The court allowed the petitioner credit for time previously served in the Federal penitentiary from June 1, 1964, to December 15, 1969, a period of 5 years, 6 months and 14 days. The court also allowed petitioner…