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IN RE CORTEZ

No. 04-04-00353-CV.

143 S.W.3d 265 (2004)

In re Jeff CORTEZ.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

July 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Martinez, Martinez & Herrera, San Antonio, for Appellant.

Susan D. Reed, Crim. Dist. Atty., for Appellee.

Sitting: PAUL W. GREEN, Justice, KAREN ANGELINI, Justice, PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.

OPINION

Opinion by PAUL W. GREEN, Justice.

In this original proceeding, relator Jeff Cortez seeks an order requiring the trial court to delete the words "DAY FOR DAY" from the judgment sentencing him to six months in jail for possession of marijuana. Because the trial court has no authority to issue a sentence that limits the operation of statutes governing good time credit, we conditionally grant the petition...

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