Legal Opinion
Matthew Leachman v. William Stephens, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 4, 2014No. 12-20187UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge: *
Matthew James Leachman (“Leach-man”), Texas prisoner #903617, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge his state-court conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child. The district court denied Leachman’s § 2254 petition and dismissed the case with prejudice. • The district court also denied Leachman a certificate of appealability (“COA”). Leachman filed a timely notice of appeal. On appeal, we granted Leachman a COA on three issues: (1) whether his claim that he was denied the right to represent himself is procedurally…
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