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708 F. App'x 795

Kelley v. Davis

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided October 2, 2017

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2017-10-02

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)

Relies on Slack v. McDaniel · Miller-El v. Cockrell Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division

Decided 2017-10-02

¶1ORDER:

JERRY E. SMITH, United States Circuit Judge

¶2James Kelley, Texas prisoner #1894193, is imprisoned for possessing cocaine in a drug-free zone and fraudulently possessing identifying information. He moves for a certifícate of appealability (“COA”) to appeal the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application in which he raised claims that (1) trial counsel was ineffective because (a) counsel did not object to the absence of a court reporter during the plea and sentencing proceedings and (b) counsel was not present and did not insist that Kelley be present at sentencing; (2) several documents in the state trial court records were fraudulent; and (3) the trial court did not orally impose consecutive sentences.

¶3Kelley is entitled to a COA if he makes “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); see Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003). He must establish that reasonable jurists would find the decision to deny relief debatable or wrong, see Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 483-84, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000), or that the issues he presents deserve encouragement to proceed further, see Miller-El, 537 U.S. at 327, 123 S.Ct. 1029.

¶4Kelley has not made the required showing. Accordingly, the motion for a COA is DENIED. All outstanding motions are also DENIED.

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