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Vincente R. Zavaleta v. Texas
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, No. 12-24-00339-CR · judgment October 31, 2025
Question presented
DID THE TRIAL COURT ERR BY OVERRULING MR. ZAVALETA’S OBJECTION TO THE INADMISSIBLE HEARSAY–A STATEMENT OF A DEAD WITNESS-- OFFERED BY STATE’S WITNESS MEGHAN RICHARDSON? DID THIS TESTIMONIAL STATEMENT MADE BY A NOWDEAD WITNESS TO A HEALTHCARE WORKER AND A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND INTRODUCED TO THE JURY OVER MR. ZAVALETA’S OBJECTION VIOLATE MR. ZAVALETA’S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO CONFRONTATION?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Amy Ruth Blalock
Blalock Law Firm
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- May 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2026)