People v. Black

Opinion by

Judge TURSI *.

Defendant, Earl S. Black, appeals from the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Crim.P. 35(c). We remand with directions.

Defendant was convicted in 1984 of one count of first degree sexual assault and one count of crime of violence. He was sentenced to a term of fourteen years in the Department of Corrections plus one year of parole. Based on the interpretation of the law in effect at the time he was sentenced, defendant was entitled to be released on mandatory parole upon the completion of his sentence less those periods credited for good time…