Q: How long will my husband have to serve on a 6 year sentence in Texas for a non 3g offense?
Is 6 months all that is served on a 6 year sentence in Texas? Can he be paroled from the county jail? Does the parole board typically approve first parole on a violation?
A: There is no set answer to this. Generally, we can speculate that he will serve quarter time, or a quarter of the time he was sentenced to serve if it is not a 3g offense, but that is up to the prison system and will depend on several factors. The best thing you can do for him is to get an attorney who can advocate for him when he comes up for parole. There are a number of good attorneys who are familiar with what the parole board is looking for in order to garner his release.
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