COBLE v. DRETKE

No. 01-50010.

417 F.3d 508 (2005)

Billie Wayne COBLE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Richard Ellis, Law Offices of A. Richard Ellis, Mill Valley, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Edward Larry Marshall, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, GARZA, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner, Billie Wayne Coble ("Coble"), was convicted of capital murder in the state court of Texas and sentenced to death. Based on a Certificate of Appealability ("COA") on two issues, one granted by the district court and one by this court, Coble appeals the district court's denial of federal habeas relief. We AFFIRM the district court's judgment.

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Coble was convicted of the capital murders of his brother-in...

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