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Fratta v. Texas

Petition for certiorari denied on January 9, 2022
Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-5785 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: (1) Whether, under the ruling in Shinn v. Ramirez, state courts are required to accept and rule on the merits of claims presented in writs of habeas corpus by prisoners who lawfully dismiss their attorneys to be incompliance with state procedures and file the claims pro se because the attorneys neglected or refused to do so; (2) whether unindicted actors can be added into an accused's jury charge when his indictment charges him as the only actor to commit the offense; and (3) whether it is constitutional for a grand jury to sign off on an indictment when the elements of the offense sought are not satisfied or could not have been satisfied by the government to begin with.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Aug 21 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 7, 2022)
Oct 28 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2022 to December 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 31 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 7, 2022.
Nov 04 2022Application (22A486) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
Dec 06 2022Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
Dec 06 2022Response to application from respondent Texas filed.
Dec 13 2022Reply of petitioner Robert Alan Fratta filed.
Dec 22 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
Jan 09 2023Petition DENIED.
Jan 09 2023Application (22A486) referred to the Court.
Jan 09 2023Application (22A486) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.