Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Mely Saldana
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided October 11, 2018No. 13-17-00462-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
NUMBER 13-17-00462-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG EX PARTE MELY SALDANA On appeal from the 430th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Contreras, Longoria, and Hinojosa Memorandum Opinion by Justice Longoria The State appeals the granting of appellee Mely Saldana’s application for writ of habeas corpus. The State contends the habeas court erred by: (1) determining appellee to be actually innocent; (2) declaring appellee not guilty; and (3) granting relief on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. The…
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- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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