# Brown v. Johnson

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · July 30, 1996 · 95 F.3d 53

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9972

## Case

- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** July 30, 1996
- **Citations:** 95 F.3d 53; 1996 WL 459986
- **Precedential status:** Unpublished
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-50078
Summary Calendar

JAMES MICHAEL BROWN,

Petitioner-Appellant,

versus

GARY L. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR,
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE,
INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION,

Respondent-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. A-95-CV-594
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July 26, 1996

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

James Michael Brown (TDCJ # 346236) appeals the district

court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Brown argues that the district

court erred in finding that he was not entitled to commutation of

his sentence or release by application of Texas Code of Criminal

Procedure article 42.12 and Texas Civil Statute article 6181-1

(Vernon 1979). Brown also argues that his mandatory supervision

Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.
No. 96-50078
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contract, which he alleges applied Texas Code of Criminal

Procedure article 42.18 two and one-half months before the

article was enacted, impermissibly imposed new obligations on him

through contract.

We have thoroughly reviewed the record, the arguments, and

the briefs and find no reversible error. We AFFIRM the denial of

Brown's petition for a writ of habeas corpus essentially for the

reasons stated by the district court in Brown v. Scott, No. A-95-

CA-594-SS (W.D. Tex. Jan. 8, 1996).

AFFIRMED.

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