SORTO v. DAVIS

No. 16-70005.

859 F.3d 356 (2017)

Walter Alexander SORTO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed June 15, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Katherine D. Hayes , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


On December 1, 2016, this Court issued a nondispositive opinion denying certificates of appealability ("COAs") with respect to Petitioner-Appellant Walter Alexander Sorto's Miranda and ineffective assistance of counsel claims. Sorto v. Davis, 672 Fed.Appx. 342 (5th Cir. 2016) (per curiam). The opinion...

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