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No. 25A1235 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
 
Title: Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Applicant
v.
Edward Lee Busby
Docketed: May 11, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (26-70004; 26-10354)
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 11 2026 Application (25A1235) to vacate stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
May 13 2026 Response to application from respondent Edward Busby filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Proof of Service
May 13 2026 Reply of applicant Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division filed.
Reply Reply
May 14 2026 Application (25A1235) referred to the Court.
May 14 2026 Application (25A1235) to vacate stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The May 8, 2026 order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case Nos. 26-70004 and 26-10354, granting a stay of execution is vacated. Justice Kagan would deny the application to vacate the stay of execution. Justice Jackson, with whom Justice Sotomayor joins, dissenting from the grant of application to vacate stay. (Detached Opinion)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
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: Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division


Attorneys for Respondent
David R. Dow
Counsel of Record
University of Houston Law Ctr.
4170 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Houston, TX 77204-6060
ddow@central.uh.edu
Ph: 7137432171
Party name: Edward Busby

 

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