Legal Opinion
John King v. Lorie Davis, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 3, 2018No. 15-20434PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HO, Circuit Judge:
John Troy King pleaded guilty to killing Djuan Jefferson with a knife. The Texas court found him guilty of murder with a deadly weapon and sentenced him to 45 years in prison. King then sought post-conviction relief in state court, arguing that his trial counsel's performance was constitutionally deficient. After the Texas courts denied King's claims of ineffective assistance, he sought a writ of habeas corpus in federal court.
The district court denied the writ, and our Court granted a certificate of appealability on two of King's ineffective assistance of counsel…
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