No. 19-7724

Byron R. Barker v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2020-02-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: burden-of-proof constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence-rule-403 extraneous-offenses fair-trial texas-code-of-criminal-procedure texas-criminal-procedure texas-rules-of-evidence
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the introduction of extranseous offenses, pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 38.37 violate the right to a fair trial and shift the burden of proof?

Is the balancing test conducted pursuant to Texas Rules of Evidence, Rule 403 sufficient to prevent the unfair prejudice of extraneous offenses?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the introduction of extranseous offenses, pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 38.37 violate the right to a fair trial and shift the burden of proof?

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2019-12-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Byron R. Barker
Byron R. Barker — Petitioner