Case Name: Harold McCLINTON, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 2003-12-10
Citations: 121 S.W.3d 768
Docket Number: No. 587-01
Parties: Harold McCLINTON, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.
Judges: COCHRAN, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 121
Pages: 768–778

Head Matter:
Harold McCLINTON, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.
No. 587-01.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Dec. 10, 2003.
R. Scott Shearer, Houston, for Appellant.
Betty Marshall, Assistant State’s Attorney, Matthew Paul, State’s Attorney, Austin, for State.

Opinion:
OPINION
The opinion was delivered
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine and sentenced to twelve years in prison. Twenty days after his conviction and sentencing, the trial judge modified McClinton's sentence to ten years in prison. The Court of Appeals affirmed.
We granted the State's petition for discretionary review to address whether a trial court has the power to reform a defendant's sentence after the defendant has already begun serving the sentence. We have determined that our decision to grant review was improvident. Therefore, the petition is dismissed.
COCHRAN, J., filed a concurring opinion.
HERVEY, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which JOHNSON, J., joined.
. McClinton v. State, 38 S.W.3d 747, 751 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2001).