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Mark Henry Benavides v. Texas

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, No. 04-18-00273-CR · judgment October 30, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
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

I. WHETHER SECTION 20A.03 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul Gary Belew
Law Office of Paul G. Belew PLLC

For respondent
Jay Robert Brandon
Bexar County District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 09 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  3. Sep 02 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
  4. Aug 10 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2020)