Legal Opinion
In Re: Erick Davila
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 2018No. 18-10455PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
*181 Erick Daniel Davila was convicted of capital murder in 2009 and is scheduled to be executed on April 25, 2018. After his unsuccessful pursuit of relief in state court, Davila sought federal habeas relief in 2014. The district court denied his petition in 2015, this court denied a certificate of appealability in 2016, and the United States Supreme Court affirmed our denial in 2017. He now moves for authorization to file a successive habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2244 , and for a stay of his execution. We DENY the motions.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In February 2009, a Texas jury…
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