Legal Opinion
Saldano v. Cockrell
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided June 12, 2003No. Civil Action No. I:02cv217PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SCHELL, District Judge.
Victor Hugo Saldaño (“Saldaño”), an inmate confined in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, filed an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus on August 5, 2002. Saldaño challenged his death sentence imposed in the 199th Judicial District Court of Collin County, Texas in cause No. 199-80049-96, styled The State of Texas vs. Victor Hugo Saldaño, a/k/a Victor Rodriguez. For the reasons set forth below, the court finds that the amended petition is well-taken and it will be granted.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gray v. NetherlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- O'NEAL v. McAninchSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Saldano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Willie Clisby, Cross-Appellant v. Charlie Jones, Warden, Holman Unit, Alabama Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Victor Saldano v. Lorie Davis, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
- Saldano v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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