Brief of Petitioners - Brief Of Petitioners, Table Of Contents, Questions Presented, Statutory And Constitutional Provisions, Statement Of The Case - In the Supreme Court of the United States, OPINIONS AND ORDERS BELOW, JURISDICTION

In the Supreme Court of the United States

JOHN GEDDES LAWRENCE AND TYRON GARNER, PETITIONERS
V.
STATE OF TEXAS, RESPONDENT.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS FOURTEENTH DISTRICT

OPINIONS AND ORDERS BELOW

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' orders refusing discretionary review are unreported. Pet. App. 1a, 2a. The decision of the en banc Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth District of Texas is reported at 41 S.W.3d 349. Pet. App. 4a. The court's prior panel opinion is unreported. Pet. App. 80a. The judgments of the Harris County Criminal Court are unreported. Pet. App. 107a, 109a.

JURISDICTION

The judgment of the Court of Appeals was entered on March 15, 2001. Pet. App. 3a. On April 17, 2002, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a timely consolidated petition for discretionary review. Pet. App. 1a, 2a. Petitioners filed their timely petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court on July 16, 2002. This Court's jurisdiction rests on 28 U.S.C. § 1257 (a).