No. 21-7646

Jason Delacerda v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2022-04-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-conviction criminal-procedure death-penalty due-process future-dangerousness ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel psychiatric-evidence psychiatric-testimony sufficiency-of-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. QUESTION PRESENTED NO. ONE - Did the
appellate court err in failing to find that the evidence was
insufficient to support the conviction and death sentence?

II. QUESTION PRESENTED NO. TWO - Did the
appellate court err in upholding the introduction of
opinions of a psychiatrist regarding future dangerousness
based on her interviews with petitioner in an absence of
evidence that petitioner received adequate warnings?

III. QUESTION PRESENTED NO. THREE - Was
petitioner denied the effective assistance of counsel for the
failure of trial counsel to object to the opinions of a
psychiatrist regarding future dangerousness based on her
interviews with petitioner in an absence of evidence that
petitioner received required warnings?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the appellate court err in failing to find that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and death sentence?

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-20
Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
2022-05-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 21, 2022.
2022-05-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 19, 2022 to June 21, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-04-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 19, 2022)

Attorneys

Jason Delacerda
Douglas Milton BarlowDouglas M. Barlow Attorney At Law, Petitioner
Texas
Michelle Ruth TownsendHardin County District Attorney's Office, Respondent