No. 19-7808

Richard Wayne Taylor v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2020-02-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment constitutional-law constitutional-validity conviction criminal-procedure due-process judicial-procedure jurisdiction oath-of-office sentencing
Latest Conference: 2020-04-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHETHER THE TRIAL JUDGE'S FAILURE TO RETAKE AND REFILE A VALID OATH OF OFFICE BEFORE PRONOUNCING SENTENCE, RENDERS A JUDGEMENT, CONVICTION AND SENTENCE VOID AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL UNDER THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE OF THE 14th AMEND OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the trial judge's failure to retake and refile a valid oath of office before pronouncing sentence renders a judgment, conviction and sentence void and unconstitutional under the due process clause of the 14th amendment

Docket Entries

2020-04-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
2020-02-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 30, 2020)

Attorneys

Richard Wayne Taylor
Richard Wayne Taylor — Petitioner