Bess v. Director, TDCJ-CID

United States District Court NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION DONALD ANDREW BESS § v. CIVIL ACTION NO, 3:16-CV-1150-S_ LORIE DAVIS, Director TDCJ-CID MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Donald Andrew Bess filed this federal habeas corpus action pursuant

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his June 2010 Dallas County conviction for capital murder and sentence of death. For the reasons discussed below, Bess is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief or a Certificate of Appealability from this Court. I. BACKGROUND A. The Offense The facts and circumstances of Bess’s capital offense are…