Ray had a claim that was "reasonably debatable" by "jurists of reason Sineee a reasonable legal argument could have been made. The district court and 5th circuit court of appeals were wrong in denying Ray a certificate of appealability. The circuit court exceeded the scope of COA. analysis and ruled directly against Supreme Court law in Buck v. Davis, 137 S. 6t. 759(2017) inwhich a previous 5th circuit denial of a COA was reversed by this Court which also had a denial of effective assistance of counsel claim, like Ray.

Whether the district court and 5th circuit court of appeals erred in denying Ray a certificate of appealability