Opinion ID: 221365
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Heading: Background.Statement of the Case

Text: Petitioner was convicted of capital murder after a jury trial and sentenced to death by lethal injection. Petitioner's conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Druery v. State, 225 S.W.3d 491 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007), cert. denied, 552 U.S. 1028, 128 S.Ct. 627, 169 L.Ed.2d 404 (2007), after which Petitioner sought state habeas relief. After failing to obtain relief in the state courts, Ex parte Druery, 2008 WL 748479 (Tex.Crim.App. Mar.19, 2008), Petitioner filed for federal habeas relief, which the district court denied on July 26, 2010. Druery v. Thaler, 2010 WL 2991066 (S.D.Tex. July 26, 2010). The district court also held that Petitioner was not entitled to a COA. Id. at . Petitioner now appeals, requesting a COA from this court.