Ex Parte Spann’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 8 state decisions

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1. “(c) If the parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon of a person other than a person described by Section 508.149(a) is revoked, the person may be required to serve the remaining portion of the sentence on which the person was released. For a person who on the date of issuance of a warrant or summons initiating the revocation process is subject to a sentence the remaining portion of which is greater than the amount of time from the date of the person's release to the date of issuance of the warrant or summons, the remaining portion is to be served without credit for the time from the date of the person’s release to the date of revocation. For a person who on the date of issuance of the warrant or summons is subject to a sentence the remaining portion of which is less than the amount of time from the date of the person’s release to the date of issuance of the warrant or summons, the remaining portion is to be served without credit for an amount of time equal to the remaining portion of the sentence on the date of issuance of the warrant or citation.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rhodes v. Thaler · Ex Parte Lee

2. “Before the 2001 amendments, section 508.283(c) merely stated: “If a person’s parole ... [or] mandatory supervision ... is revoked, the person may be required to serve the remaining portion of the sentence on which the person was released. The remaining portion is computed without credit for the time from the [RELEASE date] to the [REVOCATION date].” See Act of July 1, 1999, 76th Leg., R.S., 1999 Tex. Gen. Laws 62 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Keller

3. “Street-time credit refers to calendar time a person receives towards his sentence for days spent on parole or mandatory supervision.”). 2 . As the district court noted,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rhodes v. Thaler