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WICKER v. McCOTTER

No. 86-2660.

798 F.2d 155 (1986)

Chester Lee WICKER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. O.L. McCOTTER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 23, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charlotte Harris, Wichita Falls, Tex., Bruce V. Griffiths, Staff Counsel, ACLU, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEE, RUBIN, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Chester Lee Wicker was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He now comes to this court for the second time seeking habeas corpus relief on two grounds. The district court found each of Wicker's claims to be meritless and denied him the certificate of probable cause that is required for an appeal to this court. We agree with the district court that Wicker now presents no issue...

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