HALPRIN v. DAVIS

No. 17-70026.

911 F.3d 247 (2018)

Randy Ethan HALPRIN, Petitioner-Appellant v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED December 17, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Gumkowski , Tivon Schardl , Supervisory Attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, Austin, TX, Paul Edward Mansur , Denver City, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jennifer Wren Morris , Gwendolyn Suzanne Vindell , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Financial Litigation & Charitable Trusts Division, Austin, TX, Tomee Morgan Heining , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Postconviction Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before SMITH, DENNIS, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


Randy Halprin, a state prisoner sentenced to death in 2003 in connection with the murder of police officer Aubrey Hawkins, seeks a certificate of appealability ("COA") with respect to five claims described below. Halprin also appeals the district court's denial of his request for an evidentiary hearing. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM...

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