No. 19-8922

Amber Renee Craker v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2020-07-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law administrative-proceedings agency-discretion capital-punishment civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-review statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities Copyright Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Was there sufficient evidence to support her capital murder conviction?

Did the Court of Appeals Err in holding Craker's mistaken belief that she killed her baby

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals erred in denying discretionary review, in violation of the Petitioner's constitutional rights

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-24
Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
2020-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 7, 2020)

Attorneys

Amber Craker
Frederick Thomas DunbarDunbar Law Firm, Petitioner
Texas
Britt Houston LindseyTaylor County District Attorney's Office, Respondent