Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2020

in Re Celina Jean Harp

in Re Celina Jean Harp
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided March 3, 2020

in Re Celina Jean Harp

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Granted in Part, Denied in Part, and Memorandum Opinion filed March 3, 2020.

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-20-00140-CV

IN RE CELINA JEAN HARP, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 345th District Court Travis County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. D-1-AG-15-002375 MEMORANDUM OPINION On February 12, 2020, relator Celina Jean Harp filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator claims that the Order Revoking Suspension and for Commitment, signed on January 29, 2020 by the Honorable Eric Shepperd, is void because it (1) is based on an expired and void underlying order of enforcement, and (2) wrongfully denies her entitlement to “good conduct time credit” while she is incarcerated. She requests that she be discharged from confinement. We conclude that the order is not void, but it improperly denies her entitlement to good conduct time credit. See Ex parte Roosth, 881 S.W.2d 300, 301 (Tex. 1994) (orig. proceeding) (“A trial court has no authority to limit the operation of the good behavior credit.”).

Accordingly, we grant in part her petition for writ of habeas corpus, such that the provision barring good conduct time credit is stricken from the trial court’s January 29, 2020 order. See id. All other requested relief is denied.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Wise, Jewell, and Poissant.

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