Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Thaler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 2011No. 11-70022PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Petitioner-Appellant Humberto Leal Garcia (“Leal”), seeks a Certificate of Ap-pealability (“COA”) so he may appeal the district court’s order denying his third petition for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Leal also moves for a stay of execution and seeks leave to proceed in *233forma pauperis (“IFP”). Because Leal cannot meet the requirements for issuance of a COA we DENY" his request. Similarly, Leal’s motion for a stay of execution is without merit, and we DENY that request. We GRANT Leal’s motion to proceed IFP.
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In 1995, a Texas jury convicted Leal of the murder of…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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