No. 20-5342
Tags: actual-innocence constitutional-standard conviction criminal-conviction due-process false-testimony innocence post-trial-developments post-trial-review scientific-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a conviction violate the Due Process Clause if a key part of the prosecution's case was scientific evidence that later developments have proven false?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does a conviction violate the Due Process Clause if a key part of the prosecution’s case was scientific evidence that later developments have proven false? If so, what legal standard governs this claim? 2. Does the Constitution forbid criminal punishment of an innocent person? If so, what legal standard governs this claim? ii
Docket Entries
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-01
Reply of petitioner Rigoberto Avila, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-21
Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until December 3, 2020 granted.
2020-10-20
Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from October 29, 2020 to December 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-10-14
Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
2020-09-14
Brief amici curiae of Steven C. Gabaeff, et al. submitted.
2020-09-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2020.
2020-09-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 14, 2020 to October 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-08-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2020)
Attorneys
Rigoberto Avila, Jr.
Steven C. Gabaeff, Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan, Joseph M. Scheller, Kirk L. Thibault, Edward N. Willey, Dr. Karl E. Williams and Michael Weinraub
Daniel Robinson Scardino — Scardino LLP, Amicus
Texas
Stephen Matthew Hoffman — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent