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Case: 23-30687        Document: 00517010042             Page: 1      Date Filed: 12/21/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                               United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 23-30687
                                    Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                    ____________                              December 21, 2023
                                                                                 Lyle W. Cayce
   Charles K. Wallace,                                                                Clerk

                                                                   Petitioner—Appellant,

                                            versus

   Louisiana State,

                                               Respondent—Appellee.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Eastern District of Louisiana
                              USDC No. 2:23-CV-5242
                     ______________________________

   Before Jones, Southwick, and Ho, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Charles K. Wallace, Louisiana prisoner # 093248, appeals the district
   court’s order construing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition as an unauthorized
   successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application and transferring it to this court. He
   additionally moves for the appointment of counsel.

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         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-30687     Document: 00517010042           Page: 2   Date Filed: 12/21/2023

                                    No. 23-30687

          Wallace first argues that the district court improperly construed his
   § 2241 petition as a § 2254 application. Given that Wallace’s § 2241 petition
   challenged the validity of his second degree murder conviction, the district
   court properly construed the petition as filed pursuant to § 2254. See
   Hartfield v. Osborne, 808 F.3d 1066, 1071-73 (5th Cir. 2015).
          Our review of Wallace’s remaining arguments likewise show no error.
   Given that Wallace’s constructive § 2254 application challenged the validity
   of the same second degree murder conviction that he challenged in his prior
   § 2254 application, the district court correctly determined that the
   application was successive. See Leal Garcia v. Quarterman, 573 F.3d 214,
   220-21 (5th Cir. 2009).
          Accordingly, the district court’s transfer order is AFFIRMED.
   Wallace’s motion for the appointment of counsel is DENIED.

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