Legal Opinion
Parrott, Ex Parte Jimmie Mark Jr.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 9, 2013No. AP-76,647PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, and COCHRAN, JJ„ joined.
In this case, we decide that an applicant must prove harm to obtain relief in a writ of habeas corpus premised on an illegal-sentence claim. Here, Jimmie Mark Par-rott, applicant, raises an illegal-sentence claim based on the State’s improper use of a prior conviction for enhancement purposes. We deny relief because the habeas record establishes that applicant was previously convicted of other offenses that support the punishment range within which he was admonished and sentenced; therefore, he has failed to…
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