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Angel Lee Rankin v. Texas

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, No. 01-19-00156-CR · judgment December 29, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
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 the Court of Appeals Erred in Affirming the Trial Court’s Denial of Ms. Rankin’s Motion to Suppress Because She was in Law Enforcement’s Custody for the Purposes of Miranda and Not Given the Proper Warnings. Whether the Court of Appeals Erred in Affirming the Trial Court’s Jury Verdict that the Evidence Factually and Legally Did Not Support the Finding that Ms. Rankin Did Not Act Under the Influence of Sudden Passion.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.
Brownstone, P.A.

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 14 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. May 28 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2021)