Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit November 9, 1998, 98-20504 (Willis Jay Barnes v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division)

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Willis Jay Barnes, a Texas death row inmate, seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) to challenge the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons that follow, we deny Barnes’s application for a COA.

I. Facts & Procedural History

The district court below provided an in-depth and complete description of the facts.