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Ex Parte Lewis

Citations

  • 587 S.W.2d 697
  • 1979 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1499

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the State has a duty to disclose Brady evidence to defendants who plead guilty as well as those who go to trial
  • holding that the State has a duty to disclose Brady evidence to defendants who plead guilty as well as those who go to trial
  • “we hold that the prosecutor's duty to disclose favorable information (whether relating to the issue of competence, guilt, or punishment) extends to defendants who plead guilty as well as to those who plead not guilty.”
  • requirement of due course of law extends to guilty pleas
  • requirement of due course of law extends to guilty pleas

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Judges: Douglas, Roberts, Odom

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