Powers v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner alleges that the Alabama Department of Corrections has improperly computed the good time to which he is entitled.

It is undisputed that the petitioner is incarcerated for crimes committed prior to 1980, and that the governing statute is 1975 Ala. Acts 176, No. 182 (July 29, 1976), which was codified as Alabama Code 1975, § 14-9-20 through § 14-9-25. This act was repealed by the Alabama Correctional Incentive Time Act, 1980 Ala.Acts 690, No. 80-446 (May 19, 1980), codified as…