Legal Opinion
Carlos Trevino v. Lorie Davis, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2016No. 15-70019PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Carlos Trevino. (“Trevino”) seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) to appeal the district court’s dismissal, on the pleadings and without an evidentiary hearing, of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming that he was deprived his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel allegedly failed to adequately investigate and present mitigation evidence at the punishment phase of his capital murder trial. The district court held that Trevino’s claim is procedurally barred, even under Martinez v. Ryan, — U.S.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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