IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
CAUSE NO. 836364-A IN THE 174TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM HARRIS COUNTY
O R D E R
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of theft and sentenced to five (5) years' imprisonment.
Applicant contends that he is being denied credit for time spent released on mandatory supervision prior to revocation. He also seeks the restoration of pre-release good time credit.
The trial court has entered a finding that Applicant fails to show that he is being unlawfully denied time credits against his sentence in the primary case. The record does not support this finding.
The record reflects that Applicant was released on July 21, 2003, returned to jail on a new charge on October 20, 2005, and a pre-revocation warrant issued on October 26, 2005. An affidavit from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice states, inconsistently, that Applicant was charged as out of custody for a period of 2 years, 2 months, and 29 days, and that Applicant was awarded street time credits pursuant to HB 1649. The record reflects that following the revocation of supervised release Applicant's sentence discharge date has been extended by approximately 549 days, or 1 year and 6 months. Applicant is not a person described by Tex. Gov't Code § 508.149(a), and Applicant has exhausted this claim as required by Tex. Gov't Code § 501.0081. On the date the revocation warrant was issued, the "remaining portion" of Applicant's sentence was less than the time spent on supervised release. See Ex parte Spann, 132 S.W.3d 390, 392 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). Applicant is entitled to additional credit against his five-year sentence for the period of supervised release from July 21, 2003 until October 20, 2005.
Applicant is not entitled to relief on his claim for pre-release good time credit. See Ex parte Palomo, 759 S.W.2d 671 (Tex. Crim. App. 1988).
Relief is granted in cause number 836364. Because Applicant qualifies for street-time credit, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division and Parole Division shall credit Applicant with his out-of-custody time, from July 21, 2003 until October 20, 2005, within 60 days of the date on which this Court's order is issued.
Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division and Parole Division.
Filed: August 22, 2007
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