Legal Opinion

Saucedo, Andrew Melchor

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 26, 2019No. WR-87,190-02Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-87,190-02 EX PARTE ANDREW SAUCEDO, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1415435-A IN THE 262 ND DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS COUNTY K ELLER, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which K EEL, J., joined. Applicant knowingly possessed a controlled substance. He knew at the time of his plea that the substance had not yet been tested. But the State was giving him a great deal—six years’ deferred adjudication—so he pled guilty. Testing on the substance was complete less than two months after the plea,1 but for almost three…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. BroceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Poindexter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Skillern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Robinson, Leo DemoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Rhodes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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