No. 25A1104

Donnie Ray Pearson v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-07
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: habeas-corpus implied-bias ineffective-assistance-of-counsel juror-bias jury-selection sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether defense counsel's failure to challenge or strike a juror who disclosed a history of childhood sexual abuse in a sex offense trial constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment when the juror's potential bias was not explored through voir dire

Docket Entries

2026-04-08
Application (25A1104) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 28, 2026.
2026-04-01
Application (25A1104) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 28, 2026 to May 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Donnie Ray Pearson
Josh Barrett SchafferSchaffer Law Offices, Petitioner