No. 25-6764

Jerry Lee Flores v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2026-02-10
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process jury-verdict misdemeanor-enhancement prior-conviction state-court
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the state can replace a jury verdict without another jury trial; whether the petitioner was denied due process; whether state courts decided proceedings unreasonably; whether there should be a limit on misdemeanor enhancement to life sentence; whether there is a limit on using prior convictions to enhance an offense

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

"WHETHER PETITIONER HAD RECEIVED "WHETHER THE STATE CAN REPLACE A JURY VERDICT WITHOUT HAVING ANOTHER JURY TRIAL?" "WHETHER THE PETITIONER WAS DENIED DUE PROCESS OF LAW IN HIS STATE COURT PROCEE DINGS?" "WHETHER THE STATE COURTS DECIDE PETITIONER'S COURT PROCEEDINGS UNREASONABLY AS WOULD BE FOUND IN THE FEDERAL AND UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT OR IS THIS CASE A CASE OF FIRST IMPRESSION?" "WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A LIMIT ON HOW MANY TIMES AN OFFENSE THAT STARTS AS A MISDEMEANOR IS ENHANCED TO A PUNISHMENT OF A FIRST DEGREE LIFE SENTENCE?" "WHETHER A LIMIT ON HOW MANY TIMES A PRIOR CONVICTION CAN BE USED IN A ONE COURT PROCEEDING TO ENHANCE AN OFFENSE?" ii

Docket Entries

2026-01-06
Application (25A776) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 12, 2025.
2025-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 12, 2026)
2025-10-23
Application (25A776) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 28, 2025 to December 12, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Jerry Lee Flores
Jerry Lee Flores — Petitioner
Jerry Lee Flores — Petitioner