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Ronald James Hamilton, Jr. v. Texas

IFP petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, No. WR-78,114-02 · judgment November 11, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

(CAPITAL CASE) I. Did the trial prosecutors deny Mr. Hamilton Due Process by failing to disclose exculpatory fingerprint comparison results relevant to an extraneous capital murder presented at his punishment trial? II. Was Mr. Hamilton denied Due Process when the state presented false and misleading evidence concerning an extraneous murder at his capital punishment trial, and misled the trial court and jury about the existence of exculpatory fingerprint evidence? III. Is the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment violated by a death sentence grounded upon evidence that has been revealed to be materially inaccurate?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jonathan David Landers
Jonathan Landers, Attorney at Law

For respondent
Stephen Matthew Hoffman
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 24 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jun 18 2021
    Reply of petitioner Ronald Hamilton, Jr. filed.
  4. Jun 07 2021
    Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
  5. May 03 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 7, 2021. See Rule 30.1.
  6. Apr 30 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 7, 2021 to June 6, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Apr 01 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 7, 2021)