No. 24-557
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure defendant-testimony right-to-counsel sixth-amendment trial-court
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2025-04-04
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a trial court abridges the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel by prohibiting the defendant and his counsel from discussing the defendant's testimony during an overnight recess
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a trial court abridges the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel by prohibiting the defendant and his counsel from discussing the defendant’s testimony during an overnight recess.
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Argued. For petitioner: Stuart Banner, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Andrew N. Warthen, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, San Antonio, Tex.; and Kevin J. Barber, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
2025-09-05
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
2025-09-02
CIRCULATED
2025-08-22
Record received electronically from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas and available with the Clerk.
2025-08-14
Reply of petitioner David Asa Villarreal filed.
2025-08-14
Reply of David Asa Villarreal submitted.
2025-08-12
Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
2025-08-12
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 6, 2025.
2025-07-22
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
2025-07-22
Amicus brief of State of Ohio and 14 Other States submitted.
2025-07-22
Amicus brief of United States submitted.
2025-07-22
Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of respondent filed.
2025-07-22
Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.
2025-07-15
Brief of respondent Texas filed.
2025-07-15
Brief of Texas submitted.
2025-06-11
Amicus brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers submitted.
2025-06-10
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
2025-06-10
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
2025-06-10
Brief amici curiae of Legal Ethics Scholars filed.
2025-06-10
Brief amici curiae of Retired Judges filed.
2025-06-10
Amicus brief of Constitutional Accountability Center submitted.
2025-06-03
Brief of David Asa Villarreal submitted.
2025-06-03
Amicus brief of The National College for DUI Defense submitted.
2025-06-03
Brief of petitioner David Asa Villarreal filed.
2025-06-02
Brief amicus curiae of National College for DUI Defense filed.
2025-05-05
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
2025-04-25
Motion to extend the time to file briefs on the merits granted. The time to file petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 3, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 15, 2025.
2025-04-08
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2025-04-08
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner David Asa Villarreal.
2025-04-08
Motion of David Asa Villarreal for an extension of time submitted.
2025-04-08
Motion of David Asa Villarreal to dispense with joint appendix submitted.
2025-04-07
Petition GRANTED.
2025-03-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/4/2025.
2025-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
2025-03-07
Letter of respondent Texas filed.
2025-03-07
Respondent's Letter Brief of Texas submitted.
2025-03-05
Reply of petitioner David Asa Villarreal filed.
2025-03-05
Reply of David Asa Villarreal submitted.
2025-02-25
Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
2025-02-25
Brief of Texas in opposition submitted.
2024-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 26, 2025.
2024-12-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 27, 2025 to February 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-12-30
Motion of Texas for an extension of time submitted.
2024-12-27
Response Requested. (Due January 27, 2025)
2024-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-18
Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
2024-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2024)
Attorneys
Constitutional Accountability Center
David Asa Villarreal
Stuart Banner — UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
Stuart Banner — UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
Stuart Banner — UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
Legal Ethics Scholars
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Andrea L. Roth — UC Berkeley School of Law, Amicus
Andrea L. Roth — UC Berkeley School of Law, Amicus
Andrea L. Roth — UC Berkeley School of Law, Amicus
Retired Judges
State of Ohio and 14 Other States
Texas
The National College for DUI Defense
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Amicus
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Amicus
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Amicus