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YOUNG v. DAVIS

No. 15-70023.

835 F.3d 520 (2016)

Christopher YOUNG, Petitioner-Appellant v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 31, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Dow , University of Houston, Law Center, Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Stephen M. Hoffman , Ellen Stewart-Klein , Assistant Attorneys General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Christopher Young awaits execution in a Texas prison. He challenged the constitutionality of his confinement and sentence in federal district court, but the district court rejected his claims. He now seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) in order to contest the district court's ruling. We GRANT the COA...

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