Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in refusing to grant a certificate of appealability when the record showed Velasquez received ineffective assistance of counsel resulting in a life sentence

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Did the Fifth Circuit court of appeals err when it refused to grant a . certificate of appealability, when the record clearly showed that Velasquez had received ineffective assistance of counsel resulting in a life incarceration sentence. Did the district court err in not granting a hearing in direct violation of this court’s decision in Lafler v. Cooper, 132 S.Ct. 1376 (2012). ii