DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
In this death penalty habeas appeal from Texas, Petitioner-Appellant Jose Garcia Briseno seeks review of the district court's judgment denying his claim that his direct appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance. The district court granted Briseno a Certificate of Appealability ("COA") on that issue. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court's judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
In late 1990, Ben Murray, the...
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