No. 23-934 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
Title:Areli Escobar, Petitioner
v.
Texas
Docketed:February 27, 2024
Linked with 23A566
Lower Ct:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
   Case Numbers:(WR-81,574-02)
   Decision Date:September 27, 2023
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:

DateProceedings and Orders
Dec 15 2023Application (23A566) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2023 to January 25, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service
Dec 20 2023Application (23A566) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 25, 2024.
Jan 15 2024Application (23A566) to extend further the time from January 25, 2024 to February 23, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Written RequestProof of Service
Jan 24 2024Application (23A566) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 23, 2024.
Feb 23 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2024)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Mar 15 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 28, 2024 to April 29, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Mar 18 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 29, 2024.
Mar 27 2024Brief amicus curiae of The American Bar Association filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Mar 28 2024Brief amici curiae of Former State Attorneys General, United States Attorneys, and Prosecutors filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Mar 28 2024Brief amici curiae of The Innocence Network and the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences, Inc. filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Apr 18 2024Brief amicus curiae of Correctional Institutions Division of The Texas Department of Criminal Justice filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Apr 19 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 29, 2024 to May 29, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Apr 22 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 29, 2024.
May 10 2024Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
Main Document
May 10 2024Brief of respondent Texas in support filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
May 13 2024Reply of petitioner Areli Escobar filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
May 14 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
Jun 03 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Daniel Hirotsu Woofter
    Counsel of Record
Goldstein, Russell & Woofter LLC
1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

DW@GOLDSTEINRUSSELL.COM
202-240-8433
Party name: Areli Escobar
Attorneys for Respondent
Holly Eileen Taylor
    Counsel of Record
Travis County District Attorney's Office
P.O. Box 1748
Austin, TX 78767

appellatetcda@traviscountytx.gov
(512)854-9741
Party name: Texas
Colin Johnson BellairTravis County District Attorney's Office
P.O. Box 1748
Austin, TX 78767

colin.bellair@traviscountytx.gov
512-854-9400
Party name: Texas
Other
Joseph Carl Cecere
    Counsel of Record
Cecere, PC
6035 McCommas Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75206

ccecere@cecerepc.com
469-600-9455
Party name: Former State Attorneys General, United States Attorneys, and Prosecutors
Aaron Lloyd Nielson
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548

aaron.nielson@oag.texas.gov
512-936-1700
Party name: Correctional Institutions Division of The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Mary L. Smith
    Counsel of Record
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654

amicusbriefs@americanbar.org
3129885000
Party name: The American Bar Association
David Jacob Zimmer
    Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210

dzimmer@goodwinlaw.com
6175701000
Party name: The Innocence Network and the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences, Inc.