Legal Opinion
Coronado v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided July 26, 2000No. 10-98-188-CRPublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REX D. DAVIS, Chief Justice.
Michael Coronado pleaded guilty to the offense of murder, without the benefit of a plea recommendation from the State, and the court assessed his punishment at imprisonment for life. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.02(b)(1) (Vernon 1994). Coronado argues in two points that: (1) the court abused its discretion by refusing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea because it was involuntary due to coercion; and (2) his guilty plea was involuntary because it was based on inaccurate information.
BACKGROUND
The court provided Coronado a document entitled “Court’s…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Carranza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Solis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
- Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- Dorsey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Saldana v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Kniatt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
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