Little v. Johnson

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

William Hamilton Little was tried and convicted of capital murder by a Texas jury on April 5, 1985. Having exhausted his state court remedies, Little unsuccessfully sought federal habeas relief in the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Little’s primary contention in this petition, among several asserted, concerns the trial court’s failure to introduce the “confession” of another man who claimed to have committed the murder to which Little also confessed. Finding no basis for the issuance of a certificate of probable cause (“CPC”), this court denies…