No. 25-6476

Demond Depree Bluntson v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2026-01-05
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: faretta-standard fourteenth-amendment judicial-discretion mental-illness self-representation sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 6th and 14th Amendments prevent a State appellate court from imputing a finding of severe mental illness to deny a defendant's right to self-representation when the trial court did not explicitly base its ruling on mental illness

Docket Entries

2025-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 4, 2026)
2025-10-17
Application (25A438) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 27, 2025.
2025-10-10
Application (25A438) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 28, 2025 to December 27, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Demond Depree Bluntson
Hilary SheardLaw Office of Hilary Sheard, Petitioner
Hilary SheardLaw Office of Hilary Sheard, Petitioner