Ware v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““The case at bar illustrates what actually happens in this credit calculation. The form sentencing orders here (there are several convictions) simply state that the defendant is to ‘be credited with all of his actual time spent incarcerated in the Jefferson County jail pending trial of this cause unless he was serving time on another offense.’ There is no mention in the orders of the actual number of days for which credit is given. The actual credit of jail time, calculated by the clerk under the statute, is shown in the printed case action summary.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 64 So. 3d 1045 - Collier v. State

2. “The appellant actually styled his petition a `Motion for Correction of Jail Credit.' . . . However, it is well established that a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is the proper method by which to challenge the calculation of an inmate's term of imprisonment . . .; thus, even when a petition is not designated as such, we will treat it as a petition.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Deramus