Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

QBfficeof tfie !ZUtornep@enera &ate of Eexae DAN MORALES ATTORNEY GENERAL May 14, 1996 The Honorable George W. Bush Opinion No. DM-393 Governor of Texas P.O. Box 12428 Re: Whether a pardonable conviction Austin, Texas 78711, exists after the completion of “regular” or “shock” community supervision under Code of Criminal Procedure article 42.12, section 20 (RQ-860) Dear Governor Bush: You ask us two questions about section 20 of article 42.12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Subsection (a) of section 20 grants the judge “the discretionary power to set aside [the defendant’s] conviction and…