Andrus v. Texas

Petition for writ of certiorari denied on June 13, 2022. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan join, dissent from the denial of certiorari.

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
21-6001	Tex. Crim. App.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2021

Issue: (1) Whether, on remand, the Texas court rejected the Supreme Court"s conclusions in Andrus v. Texas, which were amply supported by the habeas and trial records, and whether the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court"s express guidance for conducting a prejudice analysis pursuant to Strickland v. Washington; and (2) whether the Texas court"s failure to adhere to the Supreme Court"s decision conflicts with our constitutional system of vertical stare decisis and creates widespread confusion regarding the proper legal standard that courts must use in assessing whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel is violated in death-penalty cases.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/15/2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 18, 2021)
11/16/2021	Brief amici curiae of Children's Defense Fund, et al. filed.
11/17/2021	Brief amici curiae of Eight Million Stories, et al. filed.
11/17/2021	Brief amici curiae of National Alliance on Mental Illness, et al. filed.
11/17/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops filed.
11/17/2021	Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
11/18/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
11/18/2021	Brief amici curiae of Rebecca A. Betts, et al. filed.
11/18/2021	Brief amici curiae of Advocates for Child Victims of Domestic Violence filed.
11/18/2021	Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
12/01/2021	Reply of petitioner Terence Andrus filed. (Distributed)
12/02/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
12/14/2021	Record Requested.
12/21/2021	Record received from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The record is electronic and contains sealed materials.
12/30/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
01/04/2022	Rescheduled.
01/18/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
01/18/2022	Rescheduled.
02/11/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
02/11/2022	Rescheduled.
02/22/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
02/22/2022	Rescheduled.
02/28/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
03/01/2022	Rescheduled.
03/14/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
03/16/2022	Rescheduled.
03/21/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
03/28/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
04/11/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
04/18/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
04/25/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
05/09/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
05/16/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022.
05/23/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
05/31/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
06/06/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
06/13/2022	Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)