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Eric Deon Rollins v. Texas

IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, No. 03-24-00106-CR · judgment March 13, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 14, 2025

Question presented

QUESTION No. 1 WHETHER A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT1 IS DEPRIVED OF HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS UNDER THE 0TH AND 14TH AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO PRESENT A COMPLETE DEFENSE WHEN THE STATE TRIAL COURT REFUSES TO INSTRUCT THE JURY WHEN SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF NECESSITY IN THEiPRESENCE AND SUBMISSION TO THE JURY THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF SELF DEFENSE? QUESTION No. 2 CAN A STATE COURT OF APPEALS INTERPRET A CRIMINAL LAW STATUTE THATPRROVIDES A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT WITH AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO EXCLUDE AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE IN THEi’RRENSENCE AND SUBMISSION OF ANOTHER AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE REQUIRING A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT TO CHOOSE AMONG THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE BOTH SUPPORTED BY THE EVIDENCE AND WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE JURY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ONE OF i'THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES SUBMITTED AS THEIR ROLE IN RESOLVING CONFLICTS?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eric Deon Rollins

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 14 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 25 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
  3. Jul 25 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 15, 2025)