Logsdon v. Harvanek

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY *

CARLOS F. LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Jack Logsdon, an Oklahoma prisoner, seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) to appeal the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We deny a COA and dismiss the appeal.

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Logsdon was convicted in Oklahoma state court of sixteen counts of fraudulent sales of securities, forgery, obtaining money by false pretenses, and racketeering. On direct appeal, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (“OCCA”) vacated Logs-don’s restitution order and reduced his sentence for the racketeering conviction, but…