Martinez v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
June 2003
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · State v. Gonzalez · Reyes v. State · Jordan v. State · Carranza v. State
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“I was not told .by my Attorney, Rudy Garza, until March 28, 1999, the day before we were set for trial, that there was a plea offer made by the District Attorney to my counsel. On Sunday, March 28, 1999,1 met with my attorney, Rudy Garza, in his office in Corpus Christi, Texas and he told me for the first time that the District Attorney had made a plea offer of 4 years to do in prison. Prior to that time, Mr. Garza had never discussed with me a plea bargain offer or what my options were as far as plea bargaining or going to trial. I did not communicate to Mr. Garza my acceptance or rejection of the plea offer on that day. I really did not have enough time to think about it. We left the meeting agreeing we would wait to see what would happen the following morning in Jackson County. When I arrived the next morning the first thing my attorney communicated to me that the offer had changed to 8 years. My attorney never made sufficient time with me to discuss a plea bargain, a plea offer, or the pros and cons of going to trial in Jackson County. If I had known what I know now about jury verdicts in Jackson County and had I had sufficient time to talk about the pros and cons about going to trial in Jackson County with my attorney, and had sufficient time to consider the 4 year offer, I would have taken the 4 year offer instead of going to trial. My attorney did not communicate this offer in a timely manner or discuss the pros and cons of going to trial in this county in a sufficient”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Martinez v. State“the trial court's execution of this order indicates that the trial court, in its discretion, allowed late presentment of the motion for new trial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Martinez v. State
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