Thomas v. State

Complainant seeks recovery for time “unjustly served in prison” under the provisions of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 37, par. 439.8(c). That section provided as follows:

“The Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and to determine the following matters:(c) All claims against the State for time unjustly served in prisons of the State where the persons imprisoned prove their innocence of the crime for which they were imprisoned; provided, the Court shall make no award in excess of any of the following amounts: for imprisonment of five years or less, not more than $15,000.00 ° ° ° and…