Legal Opinion
James Edward Ehl v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1981No. 80-1310PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
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Appellant James Edward Ehl (or Ehl) was first indicted in the Texas Court on December 30, 1975, for passing a forged instrument. While he was awaiting trial on this charge, Ehl was charged with the felony offense of escape from jail. Faced with the status of an habitual offender which carries with it an automatic sentence of life imprisonment, plea bargaining ensued. In exchange for the prosecutor’s agreement not to seek habitual offender status, Ehl waived indictment on the escape charge, agreed to be tried by information for the offense of escape from jail and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. Jamiel Alexander ChagraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Commonwealth v. DeMarcoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Jackie Vance Lowery v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- State v. BawdonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- United States v. Darrell B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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