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Tilon Lashon Carter v. Texas
IFP petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, No. WR-70,722-03 · judgment July 30, 2025
Question presented
In a state postconviction habeas corpus proceeding in which the petitioner alleged that a material witness testified falsely at trial, does it violate “fundamental fairness”—per Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 552 (1987) and District Attorney’s Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne, 557 U.S. 50 (2009)—for the state appellate court to exclude from its consideration relevant, reliable, material evidence related to the false testimony claim admitted in the state postconviction proceedings because the habeas petitioner failed to plead facts related to that evidence in his habeas petition, where there was no such pleading requirement as a matter of state law until the decision in the habeas petitioner’s case?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Raoul D. Schonemann
University of Texas School of Law
For respondent
Victoria Ann Ford Oblon
Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Proceedings
- Mar 09 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
- Feb 18 2026Reply of petitioner Tilon Lashon Carter filed.
- Feb 04 2026Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
- Dec 29 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2026)
- Nov 12 2025Application (25A429) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 27, 2025.
- Nov 07 2025Application (25A429) to extend further the time from November 27, 2025 to December 27, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
- Oct 16 2025Application (25A429) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 27, 2025.
- Oct 09 2025Application (25A429) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 28, 2025 to December 12, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.