Legal Opinion
Livingston v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1997No. 95-20758PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Charlie Livingston (“Livingston”), a Texas death-row inmate, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and requests a certificate of probable cause (“CPC”) from this Court to appeal the district court’s decision. We treat Livingston’s request for CPC as a request for Certificate of Appeala-bility (“COA”). Livingston insists that his conviction and death sentence are rendered unconstitutional by a list of alleged errors, including ineffective assistance of counsel, the district court’s refusal to hold an…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by59 opinions
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