No. 25-1195

John David Trice v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2026-04-17
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: continuous-sexual-abuse criminal-procedure fourteenth-amendment jury-unanimity sixth-amendment unanimous-verdict
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

The continuous-sexual-abuse statute in Texas
expressly provides that "members of the jury are not
required to unanimously agree on which specific acts of
sexual abuse were committed by the defendant." Texas
Penal Code § 21.02(d).

I. Does the Texas continuous-sexual-abuse statute
violate a defendant's right to a unanimous verdict
by the jury under the Sixth and Fourteenth
Amendments?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Texas continuous-sexual-abuse statute violates a defendant's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment right to a unanimous jury verdict when the statute expressly permits jurors to disagree on which specific acts of sexual abuse were committed

Docket Entries

2026-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)

Attorneys

John David Trice
William Reynolds BiggsWILLIAM R. BIGGS, PLLC, Petitioner