Michael Shane Steiner v. Sheriff John Ledbetter

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi denied a certificate of appealability in Michael Shane Steiner’s habeas corpus case. The court concluded that reasonable jurists could not debate the procedural dismissal or the determination that the petition failed to state a valid constitutional claim.

Holdings

1. A certificate of appealability should not issue because reasonable jurists could not debate whether the court's procedural dismissal was debatable or incorrect or whether the petition stated a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the petitioner was entitled to a certificate of appealability after the habeas petition was dismissed on procedural grounds.

Disposition

cert_denied