Hill v. McGinnis

The petitioner, Jesse Hill, filed a habeas corpus petition seeking the reinstatement of good-time credit and his release from prison. The State filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. The petitioner appeals the order granting the State’s motion. We reverse in part and remand.

The record shows that on August 8, 1982, the petitioner began serving a nine-year sentence for armed robbery. He later received a consecutive two-year sentence for aggravated battery. On March 14, 1990, he filed a habeas corpus petition alleging he had been improperly denied good-time credit in…