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James Doyle Collins, Jr. v. Texas

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, No. 01-17-00920-CR, 01-17-00921-CR, 01-17-00922-CR · judgment December 6, 2018


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the act of an accused to delete or destroy contraband constitutes a “knowing or intentional possession” of the contraband.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Charles Guy Kingsbury
Kingsbury Law Firm

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 14 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. Jun 25 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 29, 2019)