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MATCHETT v. DRETKE

No. 03-20197.

380 F.3d 844 (2004)

Farley Charles MATCHETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 9, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Charlton, Law Office of Michael B. Charlton, Alvin, TX, Gary Allen Taylor, Austin, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Carla Elaina Eldred, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before DAVIS, WIENER, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner-Appellant Farley Charles Matchett, a Texas death-row prisoner (# 999060), seeks a certificate of appealability ("COA") to appeal the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus application on the ground that his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel are procedurally defaulted.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In 1993, Matchett pleaded guilty to the capital murder of Uries Anderson by stabbing...

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