CHANTHAKOUMMANE v. STEPHENS

No. 15-70007.

816 F.3d 62 (2016)

Kosoul CHANTHAKOUMMANE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William STEPHENS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlo D'Angelo , Counsel, Tyler, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Fredericka Searle Sargent , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before PRADO, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


In 2007, a Texas jury convicted Petitioner-Appellant Kosoul Chanthakoummane of capital murder and sentenced him to death. After unsuccessfully seeking state habeas relief, Petitioner filed a federal habeas corpus petition asserting 16 constitutional errors. The district court denied his petition and declined to grant...

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