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Wardlow v. Texas

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Petition for certiorari denied on July 8, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-8712 Tex. Crim. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether, under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Texas may continue to impose and carry out previously imposed death sentences for which future dangerousness is or was used to determine death eligibility for defendants who were under 21 years old at the time of the crime.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jun 10 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2020)
Jun 19 2020Brief amici curiae of Professional Organizations, Practitioners, and Academics in the Fields of Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, and Other Related Fields filed.
Jun 25 2020Application (19A1064) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.
Jun 30 2020Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
Jul 01 2020Reply of petitioner Billy Joe Wardlow filed.
Jul 08 2020Application (19A1064) referred to the Court.
Jul 08 2020Petition DENIED.
Jul 08 2020Application (19A1064) denied by the Court.