HOFFMAN v. CAIN

No. 12-70022.

752 F.3d 430 (2014)

Jessie HOFFMAN, Petitioner-Appellant v. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Lynn Ottinger, Esq. , Caroline Wallace Tillman , New Orleans, LA, for, Petitioner-Appellant.

Kathryn W. Landry , Ieyoub & Landry, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, OWEN, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Jessie Hoffman was convicted of first-degree murder by a Louisiana jury and sentenced to death. His conviction was upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court and he was denied state post-conviction relief. The district court denied federal habeas relief, and granted a Certificate of Appealability ("COA"). We AFFIRM the district court's denial of habeas relief.

I.

A.

On June 25, 1998, a Louisiana jury convicted...

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