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Docket for 23-934 *** CAPITAL CASE ***

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.