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John David Trice v. Texas
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh District, No. 11-24-00035-CR · judgment July 24, 2025
(petition-stage, structural)
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
The continuous-sexual-abuse statute in Texas expressly provides that “members of the jury are not required to unanimously agree on which specific acts of sexual abuse were committed by the defendant.” Texas Penal Code § 21.02(d). I. Does the Texas continuous-sexual-abuse statute violate a defendant’s right to a unanimous verdict by the jur y under the Si xth and Four teenth Amendments?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
William Reynolds Biggs
William R. Biggs, PLLC
For respondent
Joseph Peter Corcoran
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Aug 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 24 2026Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
- Jun 23 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 24, 2026.
- Jun 22 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2026 to July 24, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 26 2026Response Requested. (Due June 25, 2026)
- May 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
- May 07 2026Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
- Apr 15 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)