No. 25A305

Ernest Edward Gaines v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-17
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights dna-testing due-process habeas-corpus post-conviction-relief
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state prisoner can obtain federal habeas relief based on alleged due process violations during post-conviction DNA testing when the testing results did not conclusively exonerate the petitioner

Docket Entries

2025-09-19
Application (25A305) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 29, 2025.
2025-08-01
Application (25A305) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 30, 2025 to November 29, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Ernest E. Gaines
Ernest Edward Gaines — Petitioner