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GOMEZ v. QUARTERMAN

No. 04-70047.

529 F.3d 322 (2008)

Ignacio GOMEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nathaniel QUARTERMAN, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin Norris, Hart & Norris, El Paso, TX, for Gomez.

Margaret L. Schmucker, Austin, TX, for Quarterman.

Before DAVIS, SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Ignacio Gomez, a Mexican citizen, confessed that he shot and killed three teenagers in Texas. He was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. After the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ("CCA") affirmed and denied his state application for writ of habeas corpus, he petitioned for federal habeas relief. The district court denied his petition, and he applied to this court for a certificate of appealability ("COA") on the ground...

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