No. 22-647

Ross Anthony Scott v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2023-01-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: circuit-split constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure defendant-rights defendant-silence fifth-amendment liberal-construction prosecutor-comment prosecutorial-comment self-incrimination
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-03-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prosecutor's comment on a criminal defendant's failure to testify infringes on the defendant's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In considering whether a prosecutor’s comment on acriminal defendant’s failure to testify infringes on the defendant’s Fifth Amendment privilege against selfincrimination, some courts apply a rigid, “necessarily and naturally” test, while others apply more liberal tests. Does the test conflict with this Court’s repeated instruction to construe the Fifth Amendment liberally?

Docket Entries

2023-03-20
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
2023-01-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2023)

Attorneys

Ross Anthony Scott
Brett Evan OrdiwayUdashen Anton, Petitioner
Brett Evan OrdiwayUdashen Anton, Petitioner