Conrado Vela v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1983-07-05

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THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge: INTRODUCTION: Petitioner Conrado Vela, a prisoner in the Texas Department of Corrections, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that Vela’s counsel at his sentencing proceeding was…

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