Court Opinion

ID: 9902358
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-11-26 17:10:58.197158+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:21:49.210514
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In the Court of Criminal
              Appeals of Texas
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                          No. WR-94,154-01
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            EX PARTE BRYAN WAYNE WHILLHITE,
                               Applicant

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         On Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
             In Cause No. D-13-0586-SA-W-1
                In the 391st District Court
                    Tom Green County
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      YEARY, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which SLAUGHTER, J.,
joined.

      I am convinced that Applicant’s plea to sexual assault of a child
was voluntary. I am convinced also that Applicant would not have
rejected the plea agreement relating to sexual assault of a child even if
he had known that this Court had declared the solicitation statute
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unconstitutional. And I see no reason to overturn Applicant’s ultimate
adjudication or sentence. The evidence of his conduct that resulted in
his conviction for online solicitation of a minor would have been
admissible in any punishment proceeding relating to the sexual-assault-
of-a-child case. I do not see any reason to conclude that a different result
would have ensued.
      I respectfully dissent.

FILED:                                                 November 22, 2023
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