No. 20-491
Sandy Perez Hernandez v. Texas
Tags: capital-murder criminal-procedure double-jeopardy fifth-amendment ineffective-assistance-of-counsel manslaughter texas-law
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess
FifthAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause bar conviction for intentional injury to a child following acquittal for capital murder, but conviction for manslaughter under Texas law?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Does the Fifth Amendment’s double jeopardy clause bar conviction for intentional injury to a child following acquittal for capital murder, but conviction for manslaughter under Texas law? 2. Is trial counsel ineffective for failing to request jury instructions furthering the defensive theory of the case, when counsel didn’t realize such instructions were even available, and did the Texas Courts err in analyzing Petitioner’s claim? | | '
Docket Entries
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-09-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 16, 2020)
Attorneys
Sandy Hernandez
George Michael DeGeurin — Foreman, DeGeurin & DeGeurin, Petitioner