Legal Opinion
Norman Evans Green v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 11, 1998No. 98-50065PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Norman Evans Green appeals from the judgment of the district court denying him a certificate of probable cause (“CPC”). Because Green has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a federal right, we affirm. In doing so, we acknowledge the district court’s excellent opinion in this case, which should have apprised Green that his arguments are unmeritorious.
I. Background
In 1985, Green was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for killing Timothy Adams by gunshot while in the course of attempting to commit a robbery. The Texas Court of…
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