Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Javier Castro

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided November 19, 2015No. 01-15-00723-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion issued November 19, 2015 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-15-00723-CR ——————————— EX PARTE JAVIER CASTRO, Appellant On Appeal from the County Criminal Court at Law No. 6 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1966885 MEMORANDUM OPINION Javier Castro appeals the county criminal court at law’s denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.09. Castro challenges his conviction for misdemeanor prostitution on the grounds that his initial guilty plea was not voluntary and that he received ineffective…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  5. Kniatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006

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