Legal Opinion
Soria v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2000No. 99-10465PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Juan Soria (Soria), convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death, requests from this Court a Certificate of Appealability (COA) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). Soria raises numerous arguments on appeal, including denial of equal protection, denial of an impartial jury, and ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding that Soria has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, we deny the COA.
I. BACKGROUND
By way of indictment, a Tarrant County grand jury charged Soria with the capital offense of murdering Allen…
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