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James Randall Smith Attorney at Law
1201 South Shepherd Houston, TX 77019 |
TIME CUT:
All of the following are required for an inmate to receive a “Time Cut”:
| 1. | Two of the following: the sheriff who held the inmate in custody, the judge that sentenced the inmate, and the district attorney who convicted the inmate must agree to the reduction in sentence; then |
| 2. | Five(5) of the seven(7) Parole Board Members must agree to the sentence reduction; then |
| 3. | The Governor of the State of Texas must then, at his discretion, agree to the sentence reduction. |
As you can see from the above procedural requirements it is almost impossible to receive a “Time Cut” in the State of Texas.