Legal Opinion
Mack Oran Hill v. Gary L Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 2000No. 99-10801PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
As is required under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), Texas death row inmate Mack Oran Hill requests that we grant a certificate of appealability to enable him to obtain review of the district court’s denial of habeas relief. For the reasons that follow, we deny his request.
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Following a jury trial, Mack Oran Hill (“Hill”) was convicted of capital murder on July 7, 1989, and was sentenced to death on August 3, 1989. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction and sentence on May 5, 1993. Hill’s writ of certiorari was denied on June 13, 1994. See…
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