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KING v. DAVIS

No. 15-20434.

898 F.3d 600 (2018)

John 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 August 3, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John King, Pro Se.

Casey Leigh Jackson Solomon , Assistant Attorney General, Joseph Peter Corcoran , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CLEMENT, HIGGINSON, and HO, Circuit Judges.

John Troy King pleaded guilty to killing Djuan Jefferson with a knife. The Texas court found him guilty of murder with a deadly weapon and sentenced him to 45 years in prison. King then sought post-conviction relief in state court, arguing that his trial counsel's performance was constitutionally deficient. After the...

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