State v. Feliciano Villarreal Perez

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Benavides

In a case of first impression for this Court, we are asked to determine whether the trial court acted without jurisdiction when it granted appellee Feliciano Villarreal Perez’s motion for judicial clemency under article 42.12, section 20(a) of the code of criminal procedure nearly eleven years after his community supervision was discharged. See Tex. Code CRIM. PROC. Ann. art. 42.12 § 20(a) (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.S.). Because we hold that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to act in this case, we reverse and render.

I. Background

On October 9, 2003,…