Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Evans
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 22, 1985No. 69364PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MILLER, Judge.
This is a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Art. 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.
On October 4, 1982, pursuant to a plea bargain, applicant pled guilty to the felony offense of aggravated robbery. The trial court assessed punishment at ten years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.
Applicant contends that his plea of guilty was not voluntarily made because he relied upon his attorney’s advice that he would be eligible for parole in eighteen to twenty months in entering his plea. Applicant as-serfs that because of the nature of his…
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3Cited by126 opinions
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