JONES v. DAVIS

No. 15-70040.

886 F.3d 458 (2018)

Shelton Denoria JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 27, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Dow , University of Houston, Jared Tyler , Tyler Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Matthew Hamilton Frederick , Deputy Solicitor General, Travis Golden Bragg , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General for the State of Texas, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before PRADO, OWEN, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


Shelton Denoria Jones was convicted of the capital murder of a police officer and sentenced to death in Texas state court. Jones asserts he is entitled to federal habeas relief on his claim that the press coverage of the crime and the presence of uniformed police officers in the gallery during his trial created...

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