Legal Opinion
Ex parte Evans
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 20, 2017No. WR-83,873-02PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KeelKeel, J.
in which Alcala, Richardson, Yeary, Newell, and Walker, JJ., joined. -
Applicant was charged with causing serious bodily injury to a child under Texas Penal Code section 22.04(a)(1). After the State abandoned the deadly weapon allegation, he pled guilty with a 50-year cap, and the trial court sentenced him to 50 years in prison. Applicant now claims that his plea was involuntary because his attorney mi-sadvised him about the effect of a deadly weapon finding on his parole eligibility. He says that if his attorney had correctly advised him, he would have insisted on going to trial. The…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
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4Cited by11 opinions
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