SNYDER v. ANDREWS

No. 482, 1996.

708 A.2d 237 (1998)

Robert F. SNYDER, Respondent Below-Appellant, v. Thomas F. ANDREWS, Petitioner Below-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: March 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Scott Shannon, Deputy Attorney General, Wilmington, for appellant.

Thomas F. Andrews, pro se, Glenolden, Pennsylvania, appellee.

Bernard J. O'Donnell, Assistant Public Defender, Wilmington, court-appointed amicus curiae.

Before VEASEY, C.J., WALSH and HARTNETT, JJ.


HARTNETT, Justice:

We consider the issue of how good time credits are to be deducted from the period of incarceration for an inmate who is serving two prison terms, one for crimes committed before the enactment of the Truth-in-Sentencing Act of 19891 ("the Act"), and the other for crimes occurring after the new law became effective. The Act applies to sentences for crimes committed after June...

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