No. 24-562

Narjes Modarresi v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2024-11-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (2)
Tags: due-process ineffective-assistance involuntary-confession mental-illness miranda-rights sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-05-15 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether the Court should summarily reverse the TCCA's judgment because its rejection of petitioner's ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim contravened this Court's Fifth and Sixth Amendment precedent.

II. Whether, at the very least, the Court should vacate the judgment and remand to the TCCA to provide specific reasons for rejecting the trial court's findings of fact and conclusions of law that recommended relief.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals improperly rejected the trial court's recommendation of relief for ineffective assistance of counsel regarding involuntary confessions obtained from a mentally ill defendant

Docket Entries

2025-05-19
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
2025-04-24
2025-04-24
Reply of Narjes Modarresi submitted.
2025-04-11
2025-04-11
Brief of Texas in opposition submitted.
2025-02-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 11, 2025.
2025-02-24
Motion of Texas for an extension of time submitted.
2025-02-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 12, 2025 to April 11, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-01-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 12, 2025.
2025-01-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 10, 2025 to March 12, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-01-27
Motion of Texas for an extension of time submitted.
2025-01-14
Electronic record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
2025-01-10
Response Requested. (Due February 10, 2025)
2025-01-10
Record Requested.
2024-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 20, 2024)

Attorneys

Narjes Modarresi
Randolph L. Schaffer Jr.Randy Schaffer P.C., Petitioner
Texas
Jessica Alane CairdHarris County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Lori Denise BrodbeckTexas Office of the Attorney General, Respondent