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Cano v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided March 21, 2012No. 14-11-00196-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTHA HILL JAMISON, Justice.

Appellant Manuel Vasquez Cano appeals from his conviction for aggravated robbery. Appellant pleaded guilty without an agreed recommendation as to punishment, and the trial court sentenced him to twenty-five years in prison. In his two issues on appeal, appellant contends respectively that (1) his guilty plea was involuntary because he received ineffective assistance of counsel, and (2) the judgment violated his constitutional rights because it was based on his involuntary guilty plea. We affirm.

Background,

Appellant was charged with aggravated robbery due to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Charles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Robert Ray Moore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019

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