Grady v. State of Mississippi

Filing 18

Certificate of Appealability Denied. Signed by District Judge Sharion Aycock on 5/3/2016. (dlh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
ABERDEEN DIVISION
CHRISTOPHER GRADY

PETITIONER

v.

No. 1:15CV172-SA-DAS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

RESPONDENT

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
A final order having been issued in either a habeas corpus proceeding in which the detention
complained of arises out of process issued by a state court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or § 2241 or in a
proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, the Court, considering the record in the case and the requirements
of Fed. R. App. P. 22(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), hereby finds that
PART A

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The applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.

SPECIFIC ISSUE(S):

:

A certificate of appealability should not issue.

REASONS FOR DENIAL:
For the reasons stated in the opinion, the court finds that the Petitioner has failed to
Ademonstrate that the issues are debatable among jurists of reason; that a court could resolve issues in
a different manner; or that the questions are adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.@
Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 n.4, 103 S.Ct. 3383, 3394 n.4, 77 L.Ed.2d 1090 (1993)
(superceded by statute) (citations and quotations omitted); 28 U.S.C. § 2253(1) and (2). Specifically,
the court finds, for the reasons set forth in its, memorandum opinion and final judgment, that the
instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed for failure to exhaust state remedies.
PART B (if applicable)

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:

The party appealing is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis.
The party appealing is not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis.

REASONS FOR DENIAL:
The Court finds that the Petitioner's appeal is not taken in good faith because it is frivolous and
has no possibility of success. See Fed. R. App. P. 24.

SO ORDERED, this, the 3rd day of May, 2016.

/s/ Sharion Aycock_________
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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