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