Legal Opinion
Lisa Coleman v. Rick Thaler, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 23, 2013No. 12-70002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Texas prisoner Lisa Ann Coleman was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. A federal district court denied her petition for habeas relief, a judgment she seeks to appeal on three grounds. Because jurists of reason would not disagree with or find debatable the district court’s rejection of her claims, we deny her request for a Certifícate of Appealability.
I. Factual and Procedural History
A. Conviction
This case arises out of the death of nine-year-old Davontae Williams. On the morning of July 26, 2004, emergency services were summoned to…
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