Forward, Ex Parte John Patrick

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-75,705

EX PARTE JOHN PATRICK FORWARD, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 46706(2) IN THE 252ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY

Keller, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Womack, Keasler, Hervey, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Johnson, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Meyers, Price, and Holcomb, JJ., joined.

This case presents a complex problem involving the stacking of sentences and eligibility for mandatory supervision. What is important to keep in mind as we wade through a series of "savings…