Free Certificate of Appealability Issued - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff/Appellee, vs. LESLIE CHARLES COHEN, Defendant/Appellant, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CASE NO. CR 01-099-PHX-JAT CV04-933-PHX-JAT (JRI) ORDER re: CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY and IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

I, James A. Teilborg, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, certify that I have examined the Petition of Leslie Charles Cohen for issuance of a Certificate of Appealability, together with the motion to vacate/set aside sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 filed in this Court, and FIND: /X / Certificate of Appealability Granted. Probable cause exists for the appeal taken in the above-named cause through the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from the Order of this Court denying petitioner's motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2255, and GRANTS that petitioner be allowed to proceed in forma pauperis for this appeal. The appellant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right with respect to the following issues: Claim 4 (ineffective assistance of counsel - all 21 theories) only. COA denied as to Claims 1, 2, 3, and 5. / / Certificate of Appealability Denied. Probable cause does not exist for the appeal. The applicant has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. In Forma Pauperis status denied as to this appeal. DATED this 16th day of May, 2007.

Case 2:01-cr-00099-JAT

Document 290

Filed 05/16/2007

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