Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals applied constitutionally adequate standards of ineffective assistance of counsel review in a capital case

No question identified. : To the Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Circuit Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Brandon McCall, an indigent Texas death-row inmate, respectfully applies, under Supreme Court Rule 13.5, for a 60-day extension to file his petition for writ of certiorari to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA). In support of his application, Mr. McCall states as follows: 1. Mr. McCall intends to file a petition for writ of certiorari challenging the TCCA’s judgment affirming his conviction and death sentence, entered on October 25, 2023. Brandon De McCall v. The State of Texas, No. AP-77,095, 2023 WL 7019159 (Tex. Crim. App. Oct. 25, 2023). See