Legal Question in Appeals and Writs in Texas

My husband went to prison in Nov. 1996 for aggervated armed robbery. He was sentenced to 80yrs. in TDCJ. He has been tme bared and now is seeking to get a time cut. His parole date is 2026. We need a lawyer to seriosly help him out. Please suggest a lawyer to help us.


Asked on 10/11/11, 5:05 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

Time cuts require the agreement of two of the three following officials: THE DA, THE sheriff of the county, and / or THE judge of his court. It is very, very rarely used except when a person is quite ill and about to die and costly the state tons of money (and can be released to the VA or some similar facility) or when the person has cooperated in providing information against individuals in prison committing offenses.

You can talk to parole lawyers about the possibility of help but I doubt there is much that can be done. Mary Samaan in Houston is excellent and Bill Habern in Huntsville is the original parole lawyer with tons of knowledge.

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Answered on 10/16/11, 2:57 pm


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