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Docket for 25-6980 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
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No. 25-6980 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
Title:
Cedric Allen Ricks, Petitioner
v.
Texas
Docketed:
March 6, 2026
Linked with:
25A983
Lower Ct:
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Case Numbers:
(WR-85,278-02)
Decision Date:
March 4, 2025
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 06 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
Petition
Appendix
Proof of Service
Mar 06 2026
Application (25A983) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document
Proof of Service
Mar 06 2026
Amicus brief of Fair and Just Prosecution submitted.
Main Document
Certificate of Word Count
Proof of Service
Mar 09 2026
Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
Main Document
Proof of Service
Mar 09 2026
Reply of Cedric Ricks submitted.
Main Document
Proof of Service
Mar 11 2026
Petition DENIED.
Mar 11 2026
Application (25A983) referred to the Court.
Mar 11 2026
Application (25A983) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jeremy Don Schepers
Counsel of Record
Office of the Federal Public Defender NDTX
525 S. Griffin St., Ste. 629
Dallas, TX 75202
jeremy_schepers@fd.org
Ph: 12147672746
Party name: Cedric Ricks
Attorneys for Respondent
Jefferson David Clendenin
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
jay.clendenin@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 5129361400
Party name: Texas
Other Attorneys
John Robert Mills
Counsel of Record
Phillips Black, Inc.
1721 Broadway
Suite 201
Oakland, CA 94612
J.MILLS@PHILLIPSBLACK.ORG
Ph: 888-532-0897
Party name: Fair and Just Prosecution
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