Legal Opinion
Derrick Jackson v. Rick Thaler, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 9, 2009No. 09-70016UnpublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Petitioner, Derrick Leon Jackson, requests a certificate of appealability (“COA”) to appeal the district court’s denial of his Rule 60 motion for relief from judgment. His request is DENIED.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
In 1998, a Texas jury convicted Jackson of the 1988 murder of Forrest Henderson and Richard Wrotenberry and sentenced him to death. 1 The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence on direct appeal, and Jackson did not petition the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. Jackson v. State, 17 S.W.3d 664 (Tex.Crim.App.2000). Jackson then filed a state…
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