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EVANS v. DAVIS

No. 14-11099.

875 F.3d 210 (2017)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 9, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lavelle Evans, Pro Se.

Elizabeth Alisse Goettert , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, Respondent-Appellee.

Before KING, JONES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Lavelle Evans was convicted for the murder of Crystal Jenkins and sentenced to life in prison. After exhausting his state habeas remedies, Evans petitioned for federal habeas relief. Evans's pro se petition claims, among other things, that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to move for suppression of...

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