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Julius Jerome Murphy v. Texas

Paid petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, No. WR-38,198-04 · judgment November 7, 2018

Certiorari denied · May 28, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals misapplied established federal law when it held that the State’s failure to disclose threats and promises made to two critical witnesses in exchange for their testimony did not violate petitioner Julius Murphy’s due process rights. II. Whether the trial court’s arbitrary refusal to continue Murphy’s habeas hearing violated his due process rights. III. Whether the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Catherine Emily Stetson
Hogan Lovells US LLP

For respondent
Jefferson David Clendenin
Office of the Attorney General of Texas

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

May 28 2019
Petition DENIED.
May 07 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
May 01 2019
Reply of petitioner Julius Jerome Murphy filed.
Apr 18 2019
Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
Mar 28 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 19, 2019.
Mar 26 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 5, 2019 to April 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 05 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 5, 2019.
Feb 28 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2019 to April 5, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 05 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2019)