BASDEN v. STATE

Nos. 0042-94, 0245-94.

897 S.W.2d 319 (1995)

Mark BASDEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. McArthur COLEMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

February 8, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debbie S. Holmes, Huntsville, for appellant in No. 42-94.

Gina M. Debottis, Sp. Prosecution Unit/Huntsville, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for State in No. 42-94.

William Douglas Bloodworth, II, Huntsville, for appellant in No. 245-94.

Randy Sikes, Asst. Dist. Atty., Palestine, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State in No. 245-94.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION ON APPELLANTS' PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

These cases present the issue of statutory construction of Article 42.08(b), V.A.C.C.P., concerning cumulation of sentences for offenses committed while appellants were inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ-ID). Appellants contend Article 42.08(b) requires that their sentences in the instant cases be cumulated with the sentence each was serving...

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