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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 3/31/1971

State Ex Rel. Vance v. Clawson

Citations

  • 465 S.W.2d 164
  • 1971 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1860

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that because the trial court did not have authority to grant a defendant time credit, that part of the order attempting to grant the time credit was void.
  • requiring trial court to vacate order granting defendant \good time\ credit held to be ministerial
  • requiring trial court to vacate order granting defendant “good time” credit held to be ministerial
  • “The Court of Criminal Appeals is the court of last resort in this state in criminal matters. This being so, no other court of this state has authority to overrule or circumvent its decisions, or disobey its mandates.”
  • “The Court of Criminal Appeals is the court of last resort in this state in criminal matters. This being so, no other court of this state has authority to overrule or circumvent its decisions, or disobey its mandates.”
  • “The Court of Criminal Appeals is the court of last resort in this state in criminal matters. This being so, no other court of this state has authority to overrule or circumvent its decisions, or disobey its mandates.”

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Judges: Onion, Roberts

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