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HUGHES v. DRETKE

No. 04-70014.

412 F.3d 582 (2005)

Tommie Collins HUGHES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Douglas DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 10, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Allen Curtis, Fort Worth, TX, for Hughes.

Thomas M. Jones, Tommy Lee Skaggs, Austin, TX, for Dretke.

Before JONES, BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Tommie Collins Hughes was convicted in Texas state court of capital murder and sentenced to death. Hughes filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court subsequently denied the petition. The district court also denied Petitioner a certificate of appealability ("COA"). Petitioner now requests a COA from this...

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