Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 27, 2005No. 05-04-00060-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MORRIS.

In a single point of error, Jeremiah Uri-as Garcia complains that the trial court erred when it sentenced him to twenty-three months’ confinement without crediting him for time served awaiting trial. In its brief, the State initially alleged that appellant was entitled to credit only for time he served while awaiting a hearing on its two motions to adjudicate but not for time served while he was awaiting his initial plea hearing. The parties and the trial court now agree appellant is entitled to 199 days of back time credit against his sentence. We therefore…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hoitt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
  2. McGregor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. in Re Chris Craven, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  2. in Re Chris Craven, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  3. in Re Chris Craven, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009

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