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
 
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 Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof 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 Request Proof 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)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof 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 Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 28 2024 Brief amici curiae of Former State Attorneys General, United States Attorneys, and Prosecutors filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 28 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Innocence Network and the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences, Inc. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 18 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Correctional Institutions Division of The Texas Department of Criminal Justice filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate 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 Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 13 2024 Reply of petitioner Areli Escobar filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 14 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
Jun 03 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
Feb 27 2025 Supplemental brief of petitioner Areli Escobar filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 28 2025 Letter from counsel for respondent Texas filed.
Main Document
Mar 03 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
Mar 03 2025 Record Requested.
Mar 04 2025 Electronic record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Mar 17 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
Mar 24 2025 Petition DENIED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Daniel Hirotsu Woofter
Counsel of Record
Goldstein, Russell & Woofter LLC
1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

DW@GOLDSTEINRUSSELL.COM
Ph: 202-240-8433
Party name: Areli Escobar


Attorneys for Respondents
Holly Eileen Taylor
Counsel of Record
Travis County District Attorney's Office
P.O. Box 1748
Austin, TX 78767

appellatetcda@traviscountytx.gov
Ph: (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
Ph: 512-854-9400
Party name: Texas


Other Attorneys
Joseph Carl Cecere
Counsel of Record
Cecere, PC
6035 McCommas Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75206

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