Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Fierro

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 11, 1996No. 71899PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLER, Judge.

OPINION

This is a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Applicant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. We affirmed his conviction. Fierro v. State, 706 S.W.2d 310 (Tex.Crim.App.1986).

In his writ application, applicant contends that the State knowingly presented perjured testimony during a pretrial hearing on applicant’s motion to suppress his confession. Applicant claimed during the suppression hearing, and has since maintained, that his confession was coerced by the threat…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. Ex parte WeinsteinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  2. Ex Parte ChabotCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  3. Ex Parte WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  4. Fierro v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. Ex Parte RobbinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011

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