DAVIS v. TERRY

No. 10-14534.

625 F.3d 716 (2010)

Troy Anthony DAVIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William TERRY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason C. Ewart , Danielle Garten , Philip Horton , Stephen Marsh , Steven G. Reade , Jonathan L. Stern , Arnold & Porter, LLP, Washington, DC, Amy Lee Copeland , Savannah, GA, Thomas H. Dunn , Brian S. Kammer , GA Resource Ctr., Atlanta, GA, for Davis.

Thurbert E. Baker , Susan V. Boleyn , Beth Burton , Mary Beth Westmoreland , Atlanta, GA, for Terry.

Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, and BARKETT and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.


BY THE COURT:

Petitioner, Troy Anthony Davis, filed a certificate of appealability ("COA"), with this court following the district court's denial of his request for a COA. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), a habeas petitioner may not appeal from a district court's adverse ruling unless a circuit justice or judge issues a COA. A court will issue a COA "only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. §...

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