No. 20-7251
Amici (1)IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure death-penalty due-process fair-trial prosecutor-bias prosecutorial-misconduct recusal structural-error
Latest Conference:
2021-05-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
(1) Does the participation of a conflicted and recused prosecutor in a death penalty trial violate due process?
(2) Does the undisclosed participation of a conflicted prosecutor result in structural error that is "so fundamental and pervasive that [it] require[s] reversal without regard to the facts or circumstances of the particular case"?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the participation of a conflicted and recused prosecutor in a death penalty trial violate due process?
Docket Entries
2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-11
Reply of petitioner Eric Williams filed. (Distributed)
2021-04-28
Brief of respondent State of Texas in opposition filed.
2021-03-29
Brief amicus curiae of Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham University School of Law filed.
2021-03-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 29, 2021 to April 28, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-03-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 28, 2021.
2021-02-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)
Attorneys
Eric Williams
Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham University School of Law
State of Texas
Lisa Braxton Smith — Collin County District Attorney's Office, Respondent