Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Ahamad Sattar Meman

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

Decided September 27, 2012No. 02-12-00098-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-12-00098-CR EX PARTE AHAMAD SATTAR MEMAN ---------- FROM THE 396TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY ---------- MEMORANDUM OPINION1 ---------- This appeal follows the trial courts’ denial of an application for writ of habeas corpus.2 Ahamad Sattar Meman, a native of India, complains that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when counsel failed to advise him that a guilty plea would result in definite negative consequences to his immigration status. We will affirm. 1 See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4. 2 See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Kniatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  5. Ex Parte LewisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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