No. 19-7779

Freddy Garcia v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2020-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-error criminal-procedure due-process due-process,criminal-procedure,constitutional-erro harmless-error indictment indictment-variance jury-conviction jury-trial standard-of-review
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-04-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a defendant is convicted of an offense for which he was not indicted, and has preserved the issues of constitutional error, what factors should a reviewing court consider when determining whether the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED A jury convicted Freddy Garcia for a felony arising from a different incident than the one for which he was indicted. The State gave no pretrial notice of its intent to present the unindicted incident to the jury; not even as a potential extraneous offense. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found this to be constitutional error, but harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. 1. When a defendant is convicted of an offense for which he was not indicted, and has preserved the issues of constitutional error, what factors should a reviewing court consider when determining whether the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt? ii

Docket Entries

2020-04-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
2020-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Freddy Garcia
Cheri Lynn DuncanHarris County Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Cheri Lynn DuncanHarris County Public Defender's Office, Petitioner