No. 19-5846

Joshua Eric Townley v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2019-09-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure appellate-review constitutional-law constitutional-principles criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process judicial-discretion new-trial sua-sponte supremacy-clause trial-court trial-procedure
Latest Conference: 2019-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a trial judge violates the Supremacy and Double Jeopardy Clauses of the United States Constitution once he grants an Order on motion for New Trial -ruling with the motron that, "the verdict in this cause is contrary to the law and the evidence. -then rescinds that order, Sua sponte, 21 fourteen days later on dismissal of the appeals as 'moot' by the appellate court.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether a trial judge violates the Supremacy and Double Jeopardy Clauses of the United States Constitution

Docket Entries

2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-08-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Joshua Eric Townley
Joshua Eric Townley — Petitioner