Carroll v. Raney

OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

The defendant filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking his freedom from prison on the grounds his commuted sentence had expired prior to being revoked by the Governor. The trial court found that the commuted sentence from life to “22 years to- life” had expired before the Governor’s revocation and granted the defendant’s petition for the writ of habeas corpus. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed, holding that the Governor’s commutation was conditional and that the Governor had the authority to revoke the commutation at any time throughout the defendant’s life.

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