Legal Opinion

Broussard, Kenneth

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 12, 2017No. WR-83,014-01PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Keasler, J,,

delivered the opinion of the Court

in which Keller, P.J., and Hervey, Richardson, Yeary, and Keel, JJ., joined.

Kenneth Broussard pleaded guilty to delivery of cocaine and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment. Laboratory tests later determined that Broussard possessed methamphetamine. In his habeas corpus application, Broussard alleges that his plea was involuntary, and as a result, violated due process because the test results show he did not possess cocaine. Because at the time of the plea Broussard had sufficient awareness of the law in relation to the facts, we…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. United States v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Saucedo, Andrew MelchorCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2019
  2. Lewis, Darren D.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
  3. Calvin Charles Rosette v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2025
  4. Cape, John GabrielCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2021
  5. Carsten Hedemann v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2021

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