Legal Opinion
Daniel v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2002No. 00-20624PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Ronald Nelson Daniel appeals the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief as to his Texas conviction for the aggravated sexual assault of a child. Daniel contends that: (1) his guilty plea was not voluntary because his lawyer assured him he would be sentenced by a different judge; and (2) such assurance constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the district court’s denial of relief.
Facts and Proceedings Below
Ronald Daniel molested his niece for two years beginning when she was six years old. Daniel forced her to wear a…
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