Gunn v. State

BASCHAB, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Jerry Gunn, an inmate incarcerated at St. Clair Correctional Facility, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that he has not been credited with sufficient time for the time he spent in jail awaiting trial. After the Alabama Department of Corrections (“DOC”) responded, the circuit court summarily dismissed the petition. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that the circuit court erroneously summarily dismissed his petition. In his petition, he asserted that he was arrested in Connecticut pursuant to an Alabama extradition warrant for…