Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Oscar Acuna

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided September 26, 2019No. 02-19-00215-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-19-00215-CR ___________________________ EX PARTE OSCAR ACUNA On Appeal from the 158th District Court Denton County, Texas Trial Court No. F16-2622-158 Before Sudderth, C.J.; Kerr and Birdwell, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Birdwell MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Oscar Acuna appeals the denial of relief on his habeas application. According to Acuna, he was never informed of the immigration consequences of his guilty plea as required by Padilla v. Kentucky, and the trial court erred in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Kniatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  4. Ex Parte Cristela GARCIA, AppelleeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  5. Torres, Ex Parte ManuelCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016

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