Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 4, 1996, 95-20641 (Christopher Joseph Salazar v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division)

DUVAL, District Judge:

The State of Texas charged Christopher Joseph Salazar (“Salazar”) with capital murder. Salazar’s counsel filed a pretrial motion to suppress a confession he gave to law enforcement officials. A Texas court denied the motion. Salazar and Texas then struck a plea bargain in which Salazar pled guilty to aggravated robbery in return for a dismissal of all other charges.