Eldridge v. Stephens

PER CURIAM:*

Gerald Cornelius Eldridge seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) on the issue *125of his competence to be executed under Ford v. Wainwright1 and Panetti v. Quarterman.2 We deny his request for a COA.

I

In 1994, Eldridge was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend Cynthia Boga-ny, and her daughter Chirissa, and was sentenced to death.3 As we previously recounted:

The evidence established that Eldridge went to Cynthia Bogany’s apartment, kicked in the door, and shot Chirissa between the eyes at point-blank range, killing her instantly. Eldridge then shot at close range his son…