Paredes v. Quarterman

Miguel Paredes, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, appeals the denial of his federal petition for writ of habeas corpus. Specifically, he claims his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to certain testimony on Confrontation Clause grounds. He also seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) to present six other claims: that (1) the state violated his right under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to have a fair cross-section of the community on panels from which grand jurors are chosen; (2) his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by…