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MEDELLIN v. DRETKE

No. 03-20687.

371 F.3d 270 (2004)

Jose Ernesto MEDELLIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 20, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Tina J. Dettmer, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JONES, BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin, a citizen of Mexico, was convicted of capital murder in Texas state court and sentenced to death. Medellin filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the petition. The district court also, sua sponte, denied Petitioner a certificate of appealability...

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