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Indigent Montana Detainee Entitled to Jail Good Time Credit
The Montana Supreme Court held that a prisoner awaiting revocation of his
suspended sentence is entitled to be credited for good time for the time
served in a county jail if the prisoner is unable to secure bond for no
reason other than his or her indigency. This is an extension of the court's
ruling in MacPheat v. Mahoney, 997 P.2d 753, which applied the same
principle to those incarcerated awaiting trial or sentencing. The court
granted the prisoner's habeas corpus petition and ordered the Montana
Department of Corrections to award him good time for the time spent
awaiting his revocation hearing. See: Reece v. Montana Department of
Corrections, 18 P.3d 314 (Mont. 2001).
suspended sentence is entitled to be credited for good time for the time
served in a county jail if the prisoner is unable to secure bond for no
reason other than his or her indigency. This is an extension of the court's
ruling in MacPheat v. Mahoney, 997 P.2d 753, which applied the same
principle to those incarcerated awaiting trial or sentencing. The court
granted the prisoner's habeas corpus petition and ordered the Montana
Department of Corrections to award him good time for the time spent
awaiting his revocation hearing. See: Reece v. Montana Department of
Corrections, 18 P.3d 314 (Mont. 2001).
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Related legal case
Reece v. Montana Department of Corrections
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Cite | 18 P.3d 314 (Mont. 2001) |
| Level | State Supreme Court |
| Injunction Status | N/A |