Legal Opinion
Hooper v. Workman
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 1, 2011No. 11-6143UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
Michael Edward Hooper seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) to challenge the district court’s decision denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Because Hooper has not shown that the district court’s decision is debatable, or that there are issues present that deserve further treatment, we deny the request for a COA.
Background
In 1993, Hooper shot his ex-girlfriend and her son and daughter each twice in the head. He then buried them atop one another, doused them with gasoline, and covered their grave with debris. Hooper was tried and convicted…
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- United States v. John Vincent MacKovichCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by1 opinion
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