No. 21-6662

Bryant Christopher Watts v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2021-12-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: affirmative-defense appellate-procedure appellate-review constitutional-review criminal-procedure due-process reasonable-doubt self-defense standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence trial-court
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the court of appeals err in affirming the trial court where evidence is insufficient to rebut the affirmative defense of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED DID THE COURT OF APPEALS ERR TN AFFIRMING THE TALAL COURT WHERE EVIDENCE 1S INSUEFICLNT To REBUT THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF SELF DEFENSE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT ? 1S IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL FoR HEGHER STATE COURTS To REFUSE TO Review CASES OF AFFIRMATIVE, DEFENSE THAT WHERE AFEERMED ON DIRECT APPEAL? oO ae . WHAT 1S PerETLONER REQUEST THE UNCTED STITES SUPREME CovRT Do © REGARDING WRIT OF CERTIORARL IN THE MATTER OF BRYANT . CHRISTOPHER WATTS APPELLANT v THE STATE OF TERS. APPELLEE? © =

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-06-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 18, 2022)

Attorneys

Bryant Christopher Watts
Bryant Christopher Watts — Petitioner
Bryant Christopher Watts — Petitioner