Virginia man to be released from prison after state Supreme Court rules sentence credits were wrongly denied
- Virginia man convicted of attempted aggravated murder will be released from prison.
- State Supreme Court ruled that he had been wrongfully denied earned sentence credits.
- ACLU sued Department of Corrections for immediate release.
- Earned sentence credit program allows inmates to earn early release for good behavior.
- Department of Corrections extended release date after new Attorney General disagreed with interpretation of the law.