No. 25-7188
IFP
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment jury-unanimity sixth-amendment
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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