Legal Opinion
Randy Halprin v. Lorie Davis, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 2018No. 17-70026PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
*252 Randy Halprin, a state prisoner sentenced to death in 2003 in connection with the murder of police officer Aubrey Hawkins, seeks a certificate of appealability ("COA") with respect to five claims described below. Halprin also appeals the district court's denial of his request for an evidentiary hearing. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court's denial of Halprin's request for an evidentiary hearing and DENY the COA application.
I. Background
Halprin was a member of a group known as the "Texas Seven" who escaped from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice ("TDCJ") John…
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