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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 11:15:02+00:00

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaBefore POLITZ, EMILIO M. GARZA, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Upon reconsideration, we withdraw our previous opinion in this matter, reported at 218 F.3d 469, and substitute the following.
Jones contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to impeach prosecution witnesses with prior inconsistent statements, failed to cross-examine the victim of one of the robberies, and ignored his desire to testify. The trial court denied the requested habeas relief and granted a certificate of appealability.
In its grant of a COA herein the district court opted to use broad, general language which effectively permits Jones to raise all three of the claims of ineffective assistance of counsel he advanced in the trial court. It would be more consistent with the directives of 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (3) if such broad, general language were eschewed and, in lieu thereof, the district court specifically listed the issue or issues for which the ineffective assistance of counsel COA was granted.2 Such may easily and readily be done, and should be done.
State v. Jones, 657 So. 2d 792 (La. App. 1995) (table).
Lackey v. Johnson, 116 F.3d (5th Cir. 1997). Section § 2253(c) (3) states, "The certificate of appealability under paragraph (1) shall indicate which specific issues or issues satisfy the showing required by paragraph (2)."
Moore v. Johnson, 194 F.3d 586 (5th Cir. 1999).
Guerra v. Johnson, 90 F.3d 1075 (5th Cir. 1996).
Boyd v. Scott, 45 F.3d 876 (5th Cir. 1994).
Drinkard v. Johnson, 97 F.3d 751 (5th Cir. 1996).
For example, the police report records that $440 was taken in one of the robberies. The victim testified that the amount was $480. The police report listed two potential witnesses as cousins. They were actually uncle and nephew. The police report noted two perpetrators about 5'10" tall, and made no mention of scars or deformities. Jones describes himself as 5'6" tall with two facial scars and an amputated finger.
Robison v. Johnson, 151 F.3d 256 (5th Cir. 1998).

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