Jasper v. Thaler

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING RELIEF

FRED BIERY, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Ray Jasper, III, filed this federal habeas corpus action pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 2254 collaterally attacking his January, 2000, Bexar County conviction for capital murder and sentence of death. For the reasons set forth below, petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief from this Court but is entitled to a Certificate of Appealability on his Batson claim herein.

I. Statement of the Case

A. The Offense

There is no genuine dispute as to the operative facts of petitioner’s offense. Petitioner…