Gary Jefferson Byrd v. United States
HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Should a Certificate of Appealability (COA) be denied to a pro se litigant thus denying an appeal when the issue has been extensively researched and comprehensively briefed establishing that he has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right especially when it has been shown that jurists of reason could disagree with the District Court's summary denial?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Should a Certificate of Appealability (COA). be denied to a pro se litigant thus denying an appeal when. the issue has been extensively researched and comprehensively briefed establishing that he has made a sub. stantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right especially when it has been shown that jurists of reason could disagree with the District Court’s summary : denial? ; 7 Should the Fifth Circuit continue to summarily deny a COA to a pro se litigant when both equity and : several Supreme Court admonitions would require the issuance of a COA? ; ii ;