True v. Stewart

OPINION

McGREGOR, Justice.

¶ 1 Kenneth L. True (True) brought this action seeking release from the custody of the Department of Corrections pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) section 41-1604.10, which governs earned release credits. The trial court denied habeas corpus relief on the grounds that section 41-1604.10 does not apply to True, who committed the offense for which he was incarcerated in 1985, at which time the law rendered him ineligible to earn release credits. The court of appeals reversed, basing its decision upon Merrick v. Lewis, 192 Ariz. 272, 964 P.2d 473 (1998). We…