Legal Opinion

in Re Jeremy Paul Castillo

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided September 5, 2018No. 10-18-00280-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-18-00280-CR IN RE JEREMY PAUL CASTILLO Original Proceeding MEMORANDUM OPINION In this original proceeding, Relator Jeremy Paul Castillo has filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus, seeking an order from this Court directing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to correctly credit his sentence with the time he spent in jail prior to the imposition of his sentence.1 However, the appropriate vehicle for the relief he seeks is through a petition for writ of habeas corpus. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 501.0081(b) (West 2012) (inmate may file application…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Olivo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Ex Parte YbarraCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. Self v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2003
  4. Ex Parte Martinez, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  5. Ex Parte MolinaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016

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