Gonzales v. Thaler

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Randall Gonzales was convicted by a Texas jury of a 1999 armed robbery. By all accounts the trial was hard-fought, with the battle line drawn between eyewitness identification and alibi. Failing to obtain relief on either direct or state habeas review, Gonzales filed this federal habeas petition arguing a denial of due process by failing to redact, from a warrant admitted into evidence, the arresting officer’s affirmation of belief that Gonzales was the robber. The district court denied the petition but granted a certificate of appealability. We cannot…