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Rojelio Estraca, Jr. v. Texas

IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, No. 13-23-00482-CR · judgment January 30, 2025


Certiorari denied · April 27, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Should this Honorable Court reexamine its destruction of evid­ ence standard set out in Arizona v. Youngblood; specifically, a reform to the 'bad faith' requirement, due to significant changes in jurisprudence and society since its inception?

  2. Did the State of Texas misapply the Youngblood standard when it found no due process violation or bad faith, despite State testimony that acknowledged the lack of fairness to Petitioner due to spoliation?

  3. Because the State of Texas enacted the Michael Morton Act, Tex.Code.Crim.Proc. 39.14, and held that this Act guarantees defendants discovery rights beyond Due Process. Does it vio­ late Due Process if Texas does not enforce or protect these rights when spoliation occurs to evidence not turned over in violation of the Act?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Rojelio Estraca Jr.

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 27 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 09 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
  3. Feb 04 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2026)