Legal Opinion

in Re: Brian Keith Melton

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided December 2, 2010No. 06-10-00212-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-10-00212-CR

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IN RE:

BRIAN KEITH MELTON

Original Mandamus Proceeding

Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Brian Keith Melton’s original 2001 plea agreement, entered in two cases, called for giving him credit for 258 days against his sentences. The problem with that agreement was that such credit exceeded the maximum amount of credit legally available in Melton’s situation. As a result, there have…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Ex Parte YbarraCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. Dickens v. Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Ex Parte FlorenceCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  5. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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