People ex rel. Brady v. Campbell

Petitioner appeals from the order denying a writ of habeas corpus (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 65, par. 1 et seq.).

Petitioner was incarcerated in the Sangamon County Jail on July 5, 1973, on a 1-year sentence for a conviction entered pursuant to a negotiated plea of guilty to aggravated battery. On April 22, 1974, he was released from custody by the Sangamon County sheriff who had allowed credit for “good time” at the merit good behavior allowance rate pursuant to the Misdemeanant Good Behavior Allowance Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 75, pars. 30 — 34). On April 23, 1974, a bench warrant was…