Legal Opinion
McCall v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 3, 2004No. 03-50804PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
On May 4, 2000, William McCall pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated (“DWI”) in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 49.09(b). He was sentenced to ten years in prison. The charge against McCall was elevated from a misdemeanor DWI to a felony DWI because he had been convicted of previous DWI offenses in 1994 and in 1997. 1 In prison, McCall was notified that the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole (“Board”) intended to apply a 1996 sentencing statute, Tex. Gov’t Code § 508.149, to him. He petitioned the district court for habeas relief, arguing that the 1996…
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