Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Ex parte Johnston

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 5, 1958No. 29,472Published

1ConcurrenceWoodley, Judge

While I am in full agreement with the opinion prepared by Judge Belcher, and approve it, there is merit in the contention that both the prisoner and the prison authorities are entitled *110to have some court pass upon the issue of whether relator’s sentence should be credited (1) with the time he was at large under the conditional pardon; (2) with the calendar time he was in the Federal Penitentiary after the conditional pardon was revoked; and (3) with the time credited to him on the Federal conviction, including in addition to calendar time, credits for good conduct, etc.

As stated in Judge…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SpearsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  2. Ex Parte BairdCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Ex Parte BairdCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. Ex parte DrakeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  5. Ex Parte JonesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948

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