Legal Opinion

Chavez, Ex Parte Adrian

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 23, 2012No. AP-76,665Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. AP-76,665 Ex parte ADRIAN CHAVEZ, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS HARRIS COUNTY K ELLER, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion. I agree with the Court and with Judge Price that applicant’s claim must fail. I dissent because I believe that the claim should be dismissed rather than denied on the merits. I also write separately to review the differences in the ways that we treat claims, depending on whether testimony is perjured or merely false, and whether the State knew or did not know of that fact. A. Procedural Question: Dismiss…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Ex Parte WilsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Ex Parte ChabotCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009

12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API