Tamayo v. Stephens, No. 14-70004 (5th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, scheduled to be executed, sought a certificate of appealability (COA) regarding whether he was entitled to habeas relief as a result of the United States' binding international treaty obligations - as interpreted in the decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights dated January 15, 2014 - which entitled him to remain alive to secure his access to the juridical review and reconsideration of his conviction. The court denied petitioner's request for COA and his associated request for stay of execution because he failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right with respect to his claim.
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