Opinion ID: 1997568
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Text: While incarcerated, Thomas Andrews, the appellee, sought a writ of mandamus in the Superior Court seeking to compel Warden Robert F. Snyder of the Department of Correction (Department) to reallocate the good time credits he has already earned while in custody. Andrews is serving multiple sentences, some imposed for crimes committed prior to the effective date of the Truth-in-Sentencing Act and some imposed for crimes committed after the Act became effective. The Superior Court agreed with Andrews and issued a writ of mandamus directing Warden Snyder to reallocate the good time credits. The primary issue presented in this appeal is whether Andrews is entitled (as he claims) to have some of the good time credits he has earned while incarcerated credited now to the sentences he received on crimes committed after the effective date of the Act or whether his good time credits should not be credited until the end of all the sentences he is now serving. Unlike the Superior Court, we find that the Department is correct in its assertion that Andrews is not entitled to any good time being credited against his various sentences until the end of his total term of incarceration. We also find that the method used by the Department to credit Andrews with good time does not violate any ex post facto right and we, therefore, REVERSE.