SORIA v. JOHNSON

No. 99-10465.

207 F.3d 232 (2000)

Juan SORIA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Stanley Harris, Fort Worth, TX, Gary Allen Taylor, Austin, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Tommy Lee Skaggs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


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...

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