HOWARD v. DAVIS

No. 19-70018.

959 F.3d 168 (2020)

Jamaal HOWARD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Lee Bailey , Sherman, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Katherine D. Hayes , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before SMITH, COSTA, and HO, Circuit Judges.


Jamaal Howard, a Texas death-row inmate, moves for a certificate of appealability ("COA") to contest the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because reasonable jurists would not dispute the issues, we deny the motion.

I.

After a jury deemed Howard competent to stand trial, another...

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