United States v. Fields, No. 13-70025 (5th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, appealed the district court's denial of habeas relief. Petitioner sought a certificate of appealability on nine claims: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) waiver of counsel; (3) cross-examination of a government witness; (4) Brady claims; (5) actual innocence; (6) coercive Allen charge; (7) security procedures at trial; (8) cumulative errors; and (9) failure to grant discovery or hold an evidentiary hearing. The court addressed each claim and held that reasonable jurists could not debate the district court's conclusions. Accordingly, the court denied petitioner's request for a certificate of appealability.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on September 2, 2014.
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