Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Ex parte Zapata, 75,784
An application for writ of habeas corpus arising from a conviction pursuant to a plea to sexual assault of a child is granted as: 1) at the time applicant moved to withdraw his plea, he was unable to produce the recantation testimony of his daughters, through no fault of his own; and 2) in light of new evidence presented at a habeas hearing, it appeared that his plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered.
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- Decided 10/10/2007
- Published 10/10/2007
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- Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas