Parrott v. Texas (Original)
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In this case, the issue before the Supreme Court was whether an applicant must prove harm to obtain relief in a writ of habeas corpus premised on an illegal-sentence claim. Here, Jimmie Mark Parrott raised an illegal-sentence claim based on the State's improper use of a prior conviction for enhancement purposes. The Court denied relief because the habeas record established that applicant was previously convicted of other offenses that supported the punishment range within which he was admonished and sentenced; therefore, he failed to demonstrate harm.
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