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KING v. DAVIS

No. 16-70018.

883 F.3d 577 (2018)

John William KING, Petitioner-Appellant v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed February 22, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Richard Ellis , Law Offices of A. Richard Ellis, Mill Valley, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Fredericka Searle Sargent , Assistant Attorney General, Jason R. LaFond , Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before KING, SOUTHWICK, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

John William King was convicted and sentenced to death by a Texas jury for the capital murder of James Byrd. After his direct appeal and state habeas applications failed, King sought federal habeas relief. The district court denied King's petition. This court then granted a certificate of appealability on one claim: that King...

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