No. 14-292     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Lester Leroy Bower, Jr., Petitioner
v.
Texas
Docketed:September 11, 2014
Linked with 14A838
Lower Ct:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
  Case Nos.:(WR-21,005-02, WR-21,005-03, WR-21,005-04, WR-21,005-05)
  Decision Date:June 11, 2014

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 9 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2014)
Oct 10 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 13, 2014.
Nov 13 2014 Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
Dec 1 2014 Reply of petitioner Lester Leroy Bower, Jr. filed.
Dec 3 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.
Jan 12 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.
Jan 20 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 23, 2015.
Feb 3 2015 Application (14A838) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Scalia.
Feb 4 2015 Response to application from respondent Texas filed.
Feb 5 2015 Application (14A838) referred to the Court.
Feb 5 2015 Application (14A838) granted by the Court. The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Scalia and by him referred to the Court is granted pending the disposition of the petition (14-292) for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court.
Feb 9 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2015.
Feb 23 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 27, 2015.
Mar 2 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 6, 2015.
Mar 9 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 20, 2015.
Mar 23 2015 Petition DENIED Justice Breyer, with whom Justice Ginsburg and Justice Sotomayor join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Peter Buscemi Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP(202) 739-5190
    Counsel of Record1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20004
pbuscemi@morganlewis.com
Party name: Lester Leroy Bower, Jr.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Stephen M. Hoffman Assistant Attorney General(512) 936-1400
    Counsel of Record Postconviction Litigation Division
Post Office Box 12548
Austin, TX  78711-2548
stephen.hoffman@texasattorneygeneral.gov.
Party name: Texas