| No. 23-5682 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | Dillion Gage Compton, Petitioner v. Texas |
| Docketed: | October 2, 2023 |
| Linked with 23A153 | |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas |
| Case Numbers: | (AP-77,087) |
| Decision Date: | April 12, 2023 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 31, 2023 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 16 2023 | Application (23A153) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 29, 2023 to September 28, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Aug 18 2023 | Application (23A153) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 28, 2023. |
| Sep 28 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 1, 2023) |
| Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service | |
| Oct 19 2023 | Waiver of Texas of right to respond filed October 13, 2023 removed from the docket as improperly filed. See Rule 15.1. |
| Oct 19 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 1, 2023 to December 1, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 20 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 1, 2023. |
| Nov 28 2023 | Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
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| Jan 08 2024 | Record Requested. |
| Jan 11 2024 | Electronic records received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. |
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| Apr 15 2024 | Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Jackson joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Jennae Rose Swiergula Counsel of Record | Texas Defender Service 9390 Research Boulevard Kaleido II, Suite 210 Austin, TX 78759 jswiergula@texasdefender.org | (512) 320-8300 |
| Party name: Dillion Gage Compton | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Melinda Fletcher Counsel of Record | Special Prosecution Unit P.O. Box 1744 Amarillo, TX 79105 appeals@sputexas.org | 8064338720 |
| Party name: Texas | ||