Compton v. Texas
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on April 15, 2024.
Docket No.23-5682
Op. BelowTex. Crim. App.
Issue
(1) Whether a court"s comparison of generalizations about all the female prospective jurors who were struck by the prosecution with generalizations about the male jurors not struck by the prosecution, rather than a side-by-side analysis of individual jurors, disregards the basic equal protection principle that one discriminatory strike is too many; and (2) whether Texas exercised its peremptory strikes in a prohibited discriminatory fashion.
Aug 16, 2023Application (23A153) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 29, 2023 to September 28, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.
Aug 18, 2023Application (23A153) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 28, 2023.
Sep 28, 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 1, 2023)Oct 19, 2023Waiver of Texas of right to respond filed October 13, 2023 removed from the docket as improperly filed. See Rule 15.1.
Oct 19, 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 1, 2023 to December 1, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.Oct 20, 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 1, 2023.
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Apr 15, 2024Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Jackson joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
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