United States Fifth Circuit

The issues for which death row inmate was granted a certificate of appealability are meritless; the denial of his habeas petition is affirmed. (Republished opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/04/2004
• Published 02/25/2004

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and BARKSDALE and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas Scott Smith (argued), Smith & Smith, Sherman, TX, Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Woodson Erich Dryden, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.