SANTOS v. HOWARD

No. 1081-M. P.

277 A.2d 761 (1971)

Idalio F. SANTOS v. Francis A. Howard, Warden.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 4, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Idalio F. Santos, pro se.

Richard J. Israel, Atty. Gen., Donald P. Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


ORDER

In this petition for habeas corpus the petitioner seeks his release from the Adult Correctional Institutions. The petitioner alleges that his incarceration is illegal because of a failure to comply with G.L.1956 (1969) Reenactment) § 12-19-2, whereby his sentence should be reduced by the number of days he has been confined while awaiting trial and sentencing.

A majority of the court believes that the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of the...

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