Legal Opinion
Turner v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 2007No. 06-70017PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Carlton Turner applies for a certificate of appealability (“COA”) from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Because he cannot make a substantial showing of the denial of a federal constitutional right, we deny a COA.
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The evidence presented at trial established that Turner shot and killed his parents in their home and placed the bodies in the garage. He confessed, and his claim of self-defense contradicted previous claims that he had nothing to do with the murders. A jury found him guilty of capital murder and…
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