RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from the denial of habeas relief concerning a Texas capital murder conviction for which a death sentence was imposed. Primarily at issue is whether the State's request, as permitted by Texas law, for a "jury-shuffle" at the start of jury selection was impermissibly motivated by race. The district court granted a Certificate of Appealability (COA) on two issues: (1) whether Robert Charles Ladd was denied the right...
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