No. 24-557
 
Title: David Asa Villarreal, Petitioner
v.
Texas
Docketed: November 18, 2024
Lower Ct: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
   Case Numbers: (PD-0048-20)
   Decision Date: October 9, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Nov 13 2024 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2024)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 18 2024 Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
Main Document
Dec 24 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
Dec 27 2024 Response Requested. (Due January 27, 2025)
Dec 30 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 27, 2025 to February 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Dec 31 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 26, 2025.
Feb 25 2025 Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 05 2025 Reply of petitioner David Asa Villarreal filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 07 2025 Letter of respondent Texas filed.
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Mar 12 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
Mar 31 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/4/2025.
Apr 07 2025 Petition GRANTED.
Apr 08 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner David Asa Villarreal.
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Apr 08 2025 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Apr 25 2025 Motion to extend the time to file briefs on the merits granted. The time to file petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 3, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 15, 2025.
May 05 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jun 02 2025 Brief amicus curiae of National College for DUI Defense filed.
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Jun 03 2025 Brief of petitioner David Asa Villarreal filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 10 2025 Brief amici curiae of Retired Judges filed.
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Jun 10 2025 Brief amici curiae of Legal Ethics Scholars filed.
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Jun 10 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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Jun 10 2025 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
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Jul 15 2025 Brief of respondent Texas filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jul 22 2025 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Jul 22 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of respondent filed.
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Jul 22 2025 Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 12 2025 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 6, 2025.
Aug 12 2025 Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Aug 14 2025 Reply of petitioner David Asa Villarreal filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 22 2025 Record received electronically from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas and available with the Clerk.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Stuart Banner
Counsel of Record
UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095

BANNER@LAW.UCLA.EDU
Ph: 3102068506
Party name: David Asa Villarreal


Attorneys for Respondents
Andrew Nelson Warthen
Counsel of Record
Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office
101 W. Nueva
7th Floor
San Antonio, TX 78205

AWARTHEN@BEXAR.ORG
Ph: 210-335-1539
Party name: Texas


Other Attorneys
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Mathura Jaya Sridharan
Counsel of Record
Ohio Attorney General's Office
30 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Mathura.Sridharan@OhioAGO.gov
Ph: 4408216380
Party name: State of Ohio and 14 Other States


Gregg Jeffrey Costa
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
800 Main Street, Suite 3000
Houston, TX 77002

GCosta@gibsondunn.com
Ph: (346) 718-660
Party name: Retired Judges


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


Steven W. Hernandez
Counsel of Record
Law Office of Steven W. Hernandez, P.C.
805 Main Street
Toms River, NJ 08753

steven@njdwiesq.com
Ph: 732-582-5076
Party name: The National College for DUI Defense


Sarah Marie Konsky
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic
University of Chicago Law School
1111 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

KONSKY@UCHICAGO.EDU
Ph: 773-834-3190
Party name: Legal Ethics Scholars


Andrea L. Roth
Counsel of Record
UC Berkeley School of Law
347 Law Building
Berkeley, CA 94720

aroth@law.berkeley.edu
Ph: 2026696565
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers