Ex Parte Pierce

This petition for the writ of certiorari presents the following question: Should this Court grant a petition for certiorari to review a decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals that affirmed the petitioner's conviction but also remanded the cause to the trial court for a new sentencing hearing? For the reasons we spell out in this opinion, we hold that the petition is premature and that the petitioner must await a final decision in the Court of Criminal Appeals that adjudicates all of the issues raised on his appeal.

Petitioner Andy Dwight Pierce was indicted for intentional murder during the…