Joseph v. State Division of Corrections

By this petition for writ of mandamus, petitioner seeks recomputation of his sentence to reflect that his parole revocation be effective on the date the decision was made to revoke his parole rather than effective upon the completion of a sentence imposed for an offense committed while he was on parole. We issued our alternative writ of mandamus and a response has been filed.

Having been convicted of possession of marijuana, petitioner was sentenced on December 27, 1968, to a term of five years and was thereafter on April 20, 1971, granted a parole. On March 17, 1972, he was convicted on two…