TAGORDA v. STATE

Nos. 2-97-231-CR to 2-97-234-CR.

977 S.W.2d 632 (1998)

Jose Ragos TAGORDA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

April 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Art Brender, Law Offices of Art Brender, Fort Worth, for Appellant.

Tim Curry, Crim. Dist. Atty., Charles M. Mallin, Chief of the Appellate Section, Curtis Jenkins, Lisa Amos, Lettie Martinez, Asst. Crim. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, for Appellee.

Before CAYCE, C.J., and DAY and HOLMAN, JJ.


OPINION

DAY, Justice.

The sole issue in this case is whether the time that a criminal defendant spends subject to electronic monitoring should be credited as time served in jail under article 42.03 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Because we hold that wearing an electronic monitoring device is not the equivalent of "jail time," we affirm.

BACKGROUND

A grand jury indicted Appellant Jose Ragos Tagorda on three counts of aggravated...

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