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Ex Parte Coleman

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 14, 1953
26616
Reporters:
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Before:
Morrison
MORRISON, Judge.

Relator, an inmate of the Texas Prison System, seeks by writ of habeas corpus his release,, ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‍alleging a faulty cumulation of sentences against him.

The record reflects that relator was on April 19, 1948, in cause No. 59,230 in Criminal District Court No. 2 of Harris Cc*inty, sentenced to serve ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‍a term of ‘5 years, such sentence to begin on February 18, 1948.

On the same day, in cause No. 59,675 in the Criminal District Court of Harris County, relator was sentenced to serve “not ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‍less than two nor more than five years.” This sentence contains the following order: “Sentenced Cumulative No. 59230.”

In Cavender v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 253 S.W.2d 863, we passed upon this identical question and held such ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‍an effort to cumu-late ineffective where the cases were in different courts.

We have been furnished with a certificate of the Texas Prison System certifying that relator has served in excess of the term ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‍of his sentence in cause No. 59,230.

The relief prayed for is granted, and relator is ordered discharged.

Case Details

Case Name: Ex Parte Coleman
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Oct 14, 1953
Citations: 261 S.W.2d 351; 159 Tex. Crim. 48; 1953 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1766; 26616
Docket Number: 26616
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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