Audio recording of March 9, 2011, proceeding before the Circuit Court of Houston County, Alabama received.

Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.

Rescheduled.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.

Rescheduled.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.

Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. The record is electronic.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.

Brief of respondent State of Alabama in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2018)

Application (17A692) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 20, 2018.

Application (17A692) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 18, 2018 to February 20, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Tawuan Townes, Petitioner, represented by Angela Leigh Setzer