No. 21-6434
IFP
Tags: aiding-and-abetting constitutional-violation criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus indictment jury-charge jury-instructions law-of-parties
Latest Conference:
2022-04-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
1) CAN A LAW OF PARTIES (OR AIDING AND ABETTING) BE ADDED TO A
JURY CHARGE WHEN A PERSON IS INDICTED AS THE ONLY ACTOR TO
COMMIT AN OFFENSE?
2) IS U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1 SECTION 9 and/or THE 1st
AMENDMENT VIOLATED WHEN COURTS DECLINE TO RULE ON THE MERITS
OF CLAIMS PRESENTED IN WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Can a law of parties (or aiding and abetting) be added to a jury charge when a person is indicted as the only actor to commit an offense?
Docket Entries
2022-09-09
Rehearing DENIED.
2022-08-18
DISTRIBUTED.
2022-04-21
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2022-04-04
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
2022-03-07
Reply of petitioner Robert Alan Fratta filed. (Distributed)
2022-02-28
Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
2022-01-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 28, 2022.
2022-01-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 29, 2021 to February 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 29, 2021)
Attorneys
Robert Alan Fratta
Robert Alan Fratta — Petitioner
Texas
Ellen Stewart-Klein — Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent