Legal Opinion
Conrado Vela v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1983No. 82-1236PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION:
Petitioner Conrado Vela, a prisoner in the Texas Department of Corrections, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that Vela’s counsel at his sentencing proceeding was constitutionally deficient, and that counsel’s errors resulted in actual and substantial disadvantage to his client’s defense. Accordingly, we reverse the district court’s judgment and remand with instructions to grant the writ unless the State elects within a reasonable time to retry Vela.
2Cases cited74 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by125 opinions
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