Legal Opinion
Christopher Joseph Salazar v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1996No. 95-20641PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUVAL, District Judge:
The State of Texas charged Christopher Joseph Salazar (“Salazar”) with capital murder. Salazar’s counsel filed a pretrial motion to suppress a confession he gave to law enforcement officials. A Texas court denied the motion. Salazar and Texas then struck a plea bargain in which Salazar pled guilty to aggravated robbery in return for a dismissal of all other charges. At the plea colloquy, the state court did not inform Salazar of his right under state law to appeal a pretrial ruling as of right or of his federal right to court-appointed counsel if he was unable to pay an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Amos v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Perillo v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Mary Jean FaubionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Robert Anthony Carter v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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