Legal Opinion
Mandell Rhodes, Jr. v. Rick Thaler, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2013No. 12-40008PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Under Texas law, a person who serves a month in prison has that month of “calendar time” credited toward his sentence. A person who serves a month on parole may likewise earn a month of “[s]treet-time credit,” a form of calendar time which also counts toward a sentence. 1 We consider whether, in Texas, a person convicted of aggravated rape who was paroled by mistake is entitled to street-time credit for the period between his release and the revocation of his release.
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Mandell Rhodes, Jr. was convicted of aggravated rape in 1980. Texas paroled him in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gonzalez v. ThalerSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Jacobs v. NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTERCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Ex Parte SpannCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- Meza v. LivingstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
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