No. 24-7172
Erick Alfredo Peralta v. Texas
IFP
Tags: capital-murder criminal-sentencing eighth-amendment life-without-parole proportionality texas-penal-code
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment
DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Eighth Amendment prohibit disproportionate sentences, specifically Life Without Parole for capital murder under Texas law when intent is removed from the primary offense?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Does the Eighth Amendment prohibit sentences which are disproportionate? If so, is Life Without Parole disproportionate for a capital murder conviction under Texas Penal Code 7.02(b) when the requisite element of intent is removed from the primary offense of Texas Penal Code 19.03 in order to obtain a conviction? ii
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-03-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 11, 2025)
2025-01-02
Application (24A643) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 29, 2025.
2024-12-05
Application (24A643) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 28, 2025 to March 29, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.