No. 25A15

Ali Awad Mahmoud Irsan v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2025-07-03
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: capital-conviction constitutional-review death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment texas-criminal-procedure
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals applied constitutionally adequate standards of review in affirming a capital conviction and death sentence

Question Presented (from Petition)

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

Docket Entries

2025-10-16
Application of The State of Texas for a further extension of time submitted.
2025-08-01
Application (25A15) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 13, 2025.
2025-07-29
Application of Ali Irsan for a further extension of time submitted.
2025-07-29
Application (25A15) to extend further the time from August 14, 2025 to September 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
2025-07-09
Application (25A15) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 14, 2025.
2025-06-30
Application (25A15) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 15, 2025 to August 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Ali Irsan
James William MarcusCapital Punishment Center, University of Texas Law, Petitioner
James William MarcusCapital Punishment Center, University of Texas Law, Petitioner
The State of Texas
Alan Keith CurryHarris Cty. D.A.'s Office, Respondent
Alan Keith CurryHarris Cty. D.A.'s Office, Respondent