Renshaw v. Norris

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant, Sherman Dale Renshaw, brings this writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he is being illegally detained pursuant to a sentence longer than that authorized by statute. Upon conviction of three felonies, appellant was sentenced on July 26, 1989, to a total of fifty years’ imprisonment. A judgment and commitment order was filed sentencing appellant to fifty years for possession of a schedule II narcotic, a class Y felony; to thirty years for possession of a schedule II stimulant, a class B felony; and to ten years for possession of drug paraphernalia, a class C…