Beatty v. Stephens, No. 13-70026 (5th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, convicted of capital murder of his mother, appealed the denial of his federal habeas petition and denial of a certificate of appealability (COA). The court concluded that petitioner's first claim involving allegations of ineffective assistance at the punishment phase of trial did not warrant full consideration on the merits; petitioner procedurally defaulted on his second claim involving allegations of ineffective assistance at the guilt phase of the trial; and, even assuming arguendo that petitioner had not procedurally defaulted on that claim, the claim did not warrant a COA. Accordingly, the court denied the application for a COA.
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