Whether due process and the Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury are violated when the prosecution conducts panel-wide voir dire using improper commitment questions that elicit collective assent from the entire venire on determinative issues of guilt and intent
Whether due process and the Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury are violated when the prosecution conducts panel-wide voir dire using a series of improper commitment questions that elicit collective assent from the entire venire on determinative issues of guilt and intent, thereby “poisoning” the jury that is ultimately seated, and whether the harmless-error inquiry must focus under such circumstances on whether any biased juror actually sat. sy ee i iL. A List of all proceedings in state trial and appellate courts In the 24" Judicial District Court of Victoria County, Texas. Cause No. 23-11-34777-D, The State of Texas v. Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez. the Jury found Juan Jose Zarate guilty of Unlawful Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1 (Greater Than or Equal to 4 Grams But Less Than 200 Grams), 04/24/2024. In the 24" Judicial District Court of Victoria County, Texas, Cause No. 23-1 1-34777-D, The State of Texas v. Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez, the Jury sentenced the Petitioner to Thirty (35) Years TDCI, Correctional Institutions Division, 04/24/2024. In the 24" Judicial District Court of Victoria County, Texas, Cause No. 23-11-34777-D. The State of Texas v. Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez, appointed David Alan Disher to represent the Petitioner on the appeal. 04/24/2024. David Alan Disher, filed the Motion For New Trial in the In the 24" Judicial District Court of Victoria County, Texas, Cause No. 23-11-34777-D, The State of Texas v. Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez. 05/02/24. The 24" Judicial District Court of Victoria County, Texas, Cause No. 23-11-34777-D, The State of Texas v. Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez, held a hearing on the Petitioner’s Motion For New Trial. 05/30/24. The 24" Judicial District Court of Victoria County, Texas, Cause No. 23-11-34777-D. The State of Texas v. Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez. denied the Petitioner’s Motion For New Trial. iii a ee ee ee 05/31/2024. In the 24" Judicial District Court of Victoria County, Texas, Cause No. 23-11-34777-D, The State of Texas v. Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez. by his court appointed attorney, David Alan Disher, filed the Notice Of Appeal. 06/19/2024. In the Court of Appeals Thirteenth Judicial District Corpus Christi, Texas, Case No. 13-24-00321-CR, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez vs. The State of Texas, Memorandum Opinion issued, Affirmed, 08/21/2025. In the Court of Appeals Thirteenth Judicial District Corpus Christi, Texas, Case No. 13-24-00321-CR, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez vs. The State of Texas, Motion for Rehearing filed, 08/26/2025. In the Court of Appeals Thirteenth Judicial District Corpus Christi, Texas, Case No. 13-24-00321-CR, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez vs. The State of Texas, Motion for en banc reconsideration filed, 09/03/2025. In the Court of Appeals Thirteenth Judicial District Corpus Christi, Texas, Case No. 13-24-00321-CR, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez vs. The State of Texas, Motion for Rehearing disposed, 09/16/2025. In the Court of Appeals Thirteenth Judicial District Corpus Christi, Texas, Case No. 13-24-00321-CR, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez vs. The State of Texas, Motion for en banc reconsideration disposed, 09/16/2025. iv Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, PD-0725-25, Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review filed, Deana Williamson, Clerk, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez, Appellant, Petitioner herein vs. The State of Texas, Appellee, 09/23/2025 Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, PD-0182-25, Appellant’s petition for discretionary review refused, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez, Appellant, Petitioner Herein vs. The State of Texas, Appellee. 11/06/2025. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, PD-0182-25, Petitioner’s Motion For Rehearing, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez, Appellant, Petitioner herein vs. The State of Texas, Appellee, 11/12/2025. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, PD-0182-25, Petitioner’s Motion For Rehearing rejected, Juan Jose Zarate Sanchez, Appellant, Petitioner Herein vs. The State of Texas, Appellee, 11/18/2025. Vv