Escobar v. Texas
Pending petition
Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to SCOTUSblog in various capacities, is among the counsel to petitioner in this case.
Issue: Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals erred
in holding that the prosecution’s reliance on
admittedly false DNA evidence to secure
petitioner’s conviction and death sentence is
consistent with the due process
clause of the 5th Amendment because there is no reasonable
likelihood that the false DNA evidence could
have affected the judgment of the jury.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Apr 08 2022 | Application (21A602) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 26, 2022 to May 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Apr 13 2022 | Letter to the Clerk of Areli Escobar submitted. |
| Apr 20 2022 | Application (21A602) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 26, 2022. |
| May 13 2022 | Application (21A602) to extend further the time from May 26, 2022 to June 24, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| May 19 2022 | Application (21A602) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 24, 2022. |
| Jun 24 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 28, 2022) |
| Jul 15 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 28, 2022 to August 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jul 19 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 29, 2022. |
| Jul 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Innocence Network and The Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences, Inc. filed. |
| Jul 28 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
| Jul 28 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former State Attorneys General, United States Attorneys, and Prosecutors filed. |
