United States v. Christopher Vialva

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Brandon Bernard and Christopher Andre Vialva were convicted of capital murder under federal law and sentenced to death. Both defendants have filed federal habeas petitions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, asserting, inter alia, ineffective assistance of counsel claims, Brady violations and cumulative error. After careful review, the district court denied an eviden-tiary hearing, denied the petitions, and did not certify any questions for appellate review. Both defendants now seek certificates of appealability (“COAs”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). For the…