John Curtis Dewberry v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Divisions
HabeasCorpus Punishment
Whether the United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Texas erred in denying Petitioner Dewberry a Certificate of Appealability
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Texas erred in denying Petitioner Dewberry a Certificate of Appealability when it found that Petitioner Dewberry’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims lacked merit? Whether the United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Texas erred in denying a Certificate of Appealability when it found that Petitioner Dewberry failed to satisfy the burden of persuasion for his ineffective assistance of counsel under the AEDPA? Whether the United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Texas erred in sentencing Petitioner Dewberry to death when he was a minor? Whether the United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Texas erred in denying Petitioner Dewberry an evidentiary hearing for his claims? Whether the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit erred in denying Petitioner Dewberry a Certificate of Appealability when it affirmed the District Court’s recommendation?