Legal Opinion

Capers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 13, 1993No. CR-92-0430PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Curtis Matthew Capers filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with the Escambia Circuit Court, alleging that he has not been credited with jail time for the time he spent at liberty or on erroneous release. The State, in its brief, acknowledges that the appellant's allegation has merit. This court in McCall v. State, 594 So.2d 733 (Ala.Crim.App. 1992), held that a defendant is entitled to habeas corpus relief if the court determines "that he was erroneously released, that his release occurred through no fault of his own, and that he had not been given credit for the time he spent at…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McCall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Breach v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  2. McCorvey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
  3. Bennison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013

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