Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
State of Texas, ex rel. Leslie B. Vance v. J. F. Clawson, Jr…
March 31, 19711971 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1860
Summary
The Court held that the trial judge lacked authority to grant good‑time credit under Article 5118a for a felony sentence and therefore voided that portion of the order; it further held that a writ of prohibition was inappropriate and issued a writ of mandamus directing the lower court to set aside the credit and comply with the appellate court's mandate.