trial-court-findings
4 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-6971 | Tony Phillips v. United States | Third Circuit | 2026-03-06 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | batson-challenge demeanor-based-explanation equal-protection jury-selection peremptory-strike trial-court-findings | Whether a trial court at step three of Batson must make its own finding as to whether a juror's demeanor can credibly be said to have exhibited the ba… |
| 23-346 | Torriano Walpool v. Texas | Texas | 2023-10-02 | Denied | Relisted (2) | actual-innocence credibility credibility-determination criminal-procedure deference-to-trial-court due-process habeas-corpus standard-of-review trial-court-findings | In Texas law, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals considers the trial court the "eyes and ears" of the Court in making findings to aid the Court in de… |
| 21-6677 | Shawn Pinson v. Texas | Texas | 2021-12-21 | Denied | IFP | appellate-review conclusions-of-law constitutional-rights due-process findings-of-fact habeas-corpus judicial-review procedural-due-process texas-criminal-appeals trial-court-findings | IS THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS VIOLATING PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS BY DENYING RELIEF TO HABEAS APPLICANTS WITHOUT EXPLANATION WHEN THE TRIAL COUR… |
| 20-1020 | Donald Chimaobi Okoro v. Texas | Texas | 2021-01-28 | Denied | Response Waived | abuse-of-discretion appellate-review due-process fact-finding findings-of-fact judicial-review legal-contradiction procedural-error standard-of-review trial-court trial-court-findings | Does an Appellate Court fail to provide meaningful appellate review when it adopts a Trial Court's findings of fact when those findings contradict the… |