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No. 19-6426October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020

Docket 19-6426October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Ramirez v. Davis

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released May 18, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 18, 2020
What it's about

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Supreme Court was asked to review the lower court's decision.

Question presented

1. Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ application of its Atkins procedural bar is an adequate state ground when the court’s own precedent and the facts of this case show that the bar is not strictly or regularly followed. 2. Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ application of its Atkins procedural bar is an independent state ground when the court’s decision is interwoven with federal law. 3. Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ decision that Petitioner failed to meet the requirements of the Atkins procedural bar is based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Mar 31, 2026
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