United States v. Orlando Cordia Hall

KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Orlando Hall, a federal prisoner under a sentence of death, has applied for a certificate of appealability to challenge the district court’s denial of his motion to vacate his conviction and sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Hall previously sought, and was denied, a certificate of appealability from the district court. For the reasons discussed below, we DENY Hall’s application for a certificate of appealability.

I. BACKGROUND

Orlando Cordia Hall (“Hall”) ran a marijuana trafficking enterprise in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, along with Bruce Webster (“Webster”)…