Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2008No. 06-70021UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge. *
Petitioner David Martinez, convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death, requests this Court to issue a Certificate of Appealability (COA) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). Martinez contends that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance and that his death sentence was obtained in violation of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. Finding that Martinez has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, we DENY a COA.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1
A. The Murders
Late on the evening of July 10,1994, 11-year-old Belinda Prado…
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