Henry Jackson, Jr. v. Christopher Epps, Commission

PER CURIAM: *

Petitioner-Appellant Henry Curtis Jackson, Jr. (Jackson), was convicted in Mississippi of capital murder for the 1990 murders of four of his nieces and nephews. He filed a petition for habeas relief in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. The district court denied habeas relief on all grounds raised, but granted a Certificate of Appealability (COA) on whether Jackson was improperly denied his right to be present at all stages of trial. Jackson subsequently filed a motion to expand the COA with this court. We AFFIRM the district court’s denial…