No. 23-248

James Garfield Broadnax v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2023-09-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (9)
Tags: batson-challenge batson-violations black-defendant capital-case equal-protection habeas-corpus jury-selection prosecutorial-misconduct racial-discrimination white-victims
Latest Conference: 2024-06-20 (distributed 9 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' decision that Mr. Broadnax failed to establish a prima facie equal protection claim conflicts with this Court's Batson jurisprudence?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' decision that Mr. Broadnax failed to establish a prima facie equal protection claim conflicts with this Court's Batson jurisprudence?

Docket Entries

2024-06-24
Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor and Justice Jackson would reverse the judgment.
2024-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
2024-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-06-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-28
Rescheduled.
2024-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-22
Rescheduled.
2024-05-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024.
2024-05-14
Rescheduled.
2024-05-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-05-08
Rescheduled.
2024-04-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2024-02-02
2024-01-02
Rescheduled.
2023-12-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-05
Electronic record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
2023-12-04
Record Requested.
2023-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-17
2023-11-03
2023-10-16
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
2023-10-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 3, 2023.
2023-10-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 16, 2023 to November 3, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-09-21
Letter dated September 21, 2023, from counsel for petitioner with clarification of a factual statement filed.
2023-09-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 16, 2023)

Attorneys

James Garfield Broadnax
Steven Craig HerzogPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Petitioner
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
Michaele N Turnage YoungNAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus
Texas
Michele O'Brien YeattsDallas County District Attorney, Respondent