Harris v. Texas
Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-1114 | Tex. Crim. App. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2023 |
Issue: (1) Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals contravened the Eighth and 14th Amendments, and this court"s precedents, when it evaluated petitioner"s intellectual-disability claim based on its own standard instead of medically accepted criteria; and (2) whether petitioner received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment when his counsel abandoned an investigation into his intellectual disability without having any medical professional evaluate the defendant for that condition.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 03/10/2023 | Application (22A812) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 10, 2023 to June 9, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| 03/15/2023 | Application (22A812) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 10, 2023. |
| 05/10/2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2023) |
| 06/08/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 14, 2023 to August 14, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/12/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 14, 2023. |
| 07/25/2023 | Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed. |
| 08/08/2023 | Reply of petitioner James Harris, Jr. filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/09/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| 10/02/2023 | Petition DENIED. |