Legal Opinion
Torres, Ex Parte Manuel
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 10, 2016No. PD-0679-14PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J.
This case comes to us on discretionary review of a direct appeal addressing a trial court’s denial of habeas relief that had been requested pursuant to Padilla v. Kentucky. See U.S. Const. Amend. VI, XIV; Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 176 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010). In this ineffective-assistance-of-counsel appeal, we determine that trial counsel performed deficiently by failing to adequately advise Manuel Torres, appellant, regarding the presumptively mandatory deportation consequences of his plea of guilty. See Ex parte Torres, No. 08-12-00244-CR, 2014 WL 1168929, at *5…
3Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Chaidez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Ex Parte MorrowCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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4Cited by108 opinions
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