WOODS v. WHYTE

No. 14203.

247 S.E.2d 830 (1978)

Paul WOODS et al. v. William WHYTE, Supt., Huttonsville Correctional Center, et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

October 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Ours, Petersburg, for relators.

Chauncey H. Browning, Atty. Gen., Pamela D. Tarr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for respondents.


NEELY, Justice:

The Court granted this original writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of evaluating two claims: first, that relators' prison discharge dates have been computed in a way which extends prison service beyond the expiration of their sentences, and second, that good-time credit is illegally withheld from parolees. We hold that relators have not sustained their allegations concerning extended terms of sentence and that the statutes establishing good-time...

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