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Ronnie Ricks, Jr. v. Texas

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth District, No. 06-18-00016-CR · judgment August 30, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether showing a videotape containing testimonial actions is proper, after an accused has invoked his right to counsel?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
M. Mark Lesher
LESHER & MCCOY

For respondent
Jonathan Randle Smolarz
Bowie County District Attorney's Office

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 7, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 31 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. Jul 22 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent The State of Texas to respond filed.
  4. Jun 24 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2019)