Arnold v. Cockrell

Joseph K. Arnold, Texas state prisoner # 284250, appeals the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief. We affirm.

I Facts and Procedural History

Arnold was convicted by a jury in 1978 of aggravated kidnapping, and subsequently sentenced to life in prison. Arnold filed a state postconviction application in 2001, arguing that he was entitled to release to mandatory supervision on the basis that his combined calendar time and good-time credits exceeded the statutory time necessary for the granting of such release. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied this petition in January 2002. Arnold…