Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2005No. 04-70014PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Tommie Collins Hughes was convicted in Texas state court of capital murder and sentenced to death. Hughes filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court subsequently denied the petition. The district court also denied Petitioner a certificate of appealability (“COA”). Petitioner now requests a COA from this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). For the reasons that follow, Petitioner’s Application for a Certificate of Appealability from…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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3Cited by72 opinions
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