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U.S. v. FIELDS

No. 13-70025.

761 F.3d 443 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee. v. Sherman Lamont FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Revised September 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, Jennifer Sheffield Freel (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jeffrey E. Ellis, Esq. (argued), Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

KING, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant Sherman Lamont Fields was convicted of murder in a jury trial in federal district court and sentenced to death. We affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal. Fields unsuccessfully sought habeas relief in the district court on numerous grounds, and now seeks a certificate of appealability to challenge the district court's denial of habeas relief. We hold that reasonable...

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