Whether the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas misapplied this Court's decision in McCoy v. Louisiana

Questions Presented Capital Case @ Whether the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas misapplied this Court’s decision in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. (No. 16-8255; May 14, 2018): by determining that the legal basis for Petitioner's McCoy claim was available before McCoy, although Petitioner could not have raised the McCoy claim in his initial habeas application, and nothing in McCoy requires that the supporting facts must appear in the record of trial. ® Texas’ Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.071 § 5(a) denies due process of law to Texas habeas corpus applicants under a sentence of death. ® Whether Texas’ Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.071 § 5(a) denies equal protection of law to Texas habeas corpus applicants under a sentence of death. i List of All Parties and Counsel at the Court Whose Judgment Is Sought to Be Reviewed Petitioner Respondent Fidencio Valdez (999594) Hon. Warren Kenneth Paxton Polunsky Unit Texas SBN 15649200 3872 FM 350 S Attorney General of Texas Livingston, Texas 77351-8580 Post Office 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Petitioner’s Counsel Hon. Jaime Esparza David A. Schulman Texas SBN 06450 Texas SBN 17833400 District Attorney of El Paso County 1801 East 51st Street, Ste 365-474 El Paso County Courthouse Austin, Texas 78723 500 East San Antonio Avenue El Paso, Texas 79901 Angela J. Moore Texas SBN 14320110 Lily Stroud 310 So. St. Mary’s Street, Ste 1910 Assistant District Attorney San Antonio, Texas 78205 Texas SBN 24046929 John G. Jasuta John Davis Texas SBN 10592300 Assistant District Attorney 1801 East 51st Street, Ste 365-474 Texas SBN 05515700 Austin, Texas 78723 ii