Smith v. State

*591OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant pleaded guilty to the offense of robbery and was sentenced to 10 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.1 On February 10, 1988, he was remanded into the custody of the sheriffs department “until such time as the Sheriff can obey the directions of this sentence.” Although the judgment specified that he was to serve his sentence in the custody of the Department of Corrections, a shortage of space forced the sheriff to continue holding appellant in the county jail. On June 1, a hearing was conducted…