No. 20-7687

Ronald James Hamilton, Jr. v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2021-04-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: capital-murder cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process eighth-amendment exculpatory-evidence fingerprint-evidence prosecutorial-misconduct punishment-trial witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment Punishment HabeasCorpus Privacy Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the trial prosecutors deny Mr. Hamilton Due Process by failing to disclose exculpatory fingerprint comparison results relevant to an extraneous capital murder presented at his punishment trial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW (CAPITAL CASE) I. Did the trial prosecutors deny Mr. Hamilton Due Process by failing to disclose exculpatory fingerprint comparison results relevant to an extraneous capital murder presented at his punishment trial? II. Was Mr. Hamilton denied Due Process when the state presented false and misleading evidence concerning an extraneous murder at his capital punishment trial, and misled the trial court and jury about the existence of exculpatory fingerprint evidence? Ill. Is the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment violated by a death sentence grounded upon evidence that has been revealed to be materially inaccurate? i

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-18
Reply of petitioner Ronald Hamilton, Jr. filed.
2021-06-07
Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
2021-05-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 7, 2021. See Rule 30.1.
2021-04-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 7, 2021 to June 6, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-04-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 7, 2021)

Attorneys

Ronald Hamilton, Jr.
Jonathan David LandersJonathan Landers, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Texas
Stephen Matthew HoffmanOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent