No. 25-7188

Joseph Wuensch Ray v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2026-04-14
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment jury-unanimity sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Texas Penal Code 21.02 violates theSSixth and Fourteenth
Amendments right to an unanimous jury verdict and requires a burden
of proof that is significantly less than 'beyond a reasonable doubt'?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Texas Penal Code 21.02 violates the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments by not requiring a unanimous jury verdict and imposing a burden of proof significantly less than beyond a reasonable doubt

Docket Entries

2026-01-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 14, 2026)

Attorneys

Joseph Wuensch Ray
Joseph Wuensch Ray — Petitioner