Hilsabeck v. State

TAYLOR, Judge.

Michael L. Hilsabeck pleaded guilty in Jefferson Circuit Court to charges of first degree rape and burglary. He was sentenced to two concurrent fifteen year terms of imprisonment. Following this sentence, Hilsabeck petitioned the Circuit Court of Montgomery County for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was based primarily upon his statutory ineligibility for correctional incentive time or so-called “good time.” From the trial court’s denial of that petition, Hilsabeck appeals.

The central issue in this appeal is whether the Alabama Correctional Incentive Time Act, 1980 Ala.…