Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →
Christopher Odeku v. Texas
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, No. 1-23-00263-CR · judgment April 17, 2025
Certiorari denied · March 9, 2026
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
Are a complainant’s statements to a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) testimonial for purposes of the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Stephen Andrew Aslett
The Aslett Law Firm PLLC
For respondent
Bridget Woody Holloway
Harris County District Attorney's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Mar 09 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 18 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
- Feb 12 2026Reply of petitioner Christopher Odeku filed.
- Jan 30 2026Brief of Texas in opposition not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - February 6, 2026)
- Jan 30 2026Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
- Jan 21 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including January 30, 2026.
- Jan 20 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 20, 2026 to February 19, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 12 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 20, 2026.
- Dec 10 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2025 to January 20, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 04 2025Response Requested. (Due December 4, 2025)
- Oct 31 2025Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
- Oct 29 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
- Sep 11 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2025)