Wardlow v. Texas
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on July 8, 2020.
Docket No.19-8712
Op. BelowTex. Crim. App.
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.
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 1, 2020Reply of petitioner Billy Joe Wardlow filed.
Jul 8, 2020Application (19A1064) referred to the Court.
Jul 8, 2020Petition DENIED.
Jul 8, 2020Application (19A1064) denied by the Court.
Recommended Citation: Wardlow v. Texas, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/wardlow-v-texas/