Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Ex Parte David Wayne Griffin.
October 31, 19841984 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 795
Summary
The Court granted the applicant’s habeas corpus petition, setting aside the trial court’s denial and remanding the case so the applicant must answer the indictment. It held that the guilty plea was not knowing and intelligent under the Brady standard because counsel misrepresented the terms of the plea bargain, and that the Court has jurisdiction to grant relief despite the applicant not being in custody for the underlying conviction.