Ali Awad Mahmoud Irsan v. Texas
Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals applied constitutionally adequate standards of review in affirming a capital conviction and death sentence
No question identified. : To the Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr., as Circuit Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2101(c) and this Court’s Rule 13.5, Mr. Ali Awad Mahmoud Irsan, an indigent death-sentenced prisoner, respectfully applies for a 30day extension of time to file his petition for a writ of certiorari to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Respondent, the State of Texas, is unopposed to this application. In support of this request, he offers the following: 1. The jurisdiction of this Court is based on 28 U.S.C. 1254(1). 2. Mr. Irsan will be filing a petition for writ of certiorari challenging the judgment of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirming his state capital conviction and death sentence on direct review. That court filed its judgment and opinion on February 26, 2025. Ali Awad Mahmoud Irsan v. State of Texas, 708 S.W.3d 584 (Tex. Crim. App. 2025). See