Legal Opinion
Gullett v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 26, 1993No. CR-91-1854PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, Louis Gullett, appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The appellant alleged in his petition that § 14-9-41(h), Code of Alabama 1975, added by amendment in 1991, requires that all inmates serving sentences of 15 years' imprisonment or less must be awarded correctional incentive time, calculated retroactively to the date the inmate begins to serve his sentence. Section 14-9-41(h) states:
"(h) Deductions for good behavior, work habits and cooperation, or good conduct shall be interpreted to give authorized good time retroactively, to those offenders…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Shelton v. WrightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- John Cook Thomas v. Sara Cousins SellersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- William Scott Conlogue v. Dr. Marion Shinbaum, Director of Classification, Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Rinehart v. Reliance Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Ex Parte BoykinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Parker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Coslett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Collins v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
- Jacobs v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
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