No. 25A1040
Richard Vasquez v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Tags: Brady-violation capital-case due-diligence ineffective-assistance-of-counsel Sixth-Amendment successive-habeas-petition
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Question Presented (from Petition)
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal court may apply a 'reasonable attorney' standard to determine whether the factual predicate of an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim in a successive habeas petition could have been discovered through due diligence, when doing so would effectively bar all such claims and prevent merits review of substantial Sixth Amendment violations in capital cases
Docket Entries
2026-03-23
Application (25A1040) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 29, 2026.
2026-03-16
Application (25A1040) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 30, 2026 to May 29, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Richard Vasquez
Thomas Miles Farrell — McGuireWoods LLP, Petitioner