Michael Norris v. Lorie Davis, Director

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• recognizing the four areas of permissible subjects for jury argument under Texas law as summation of the evidence, reasonable inference from the evidence, answers to opposing counsel’s argument, and pleas for law enforcement
• recognizing the four areas of permissible subjects for jury argument under Texas law as summation of the evidence, reasonable inference from the evidence, answers to opposing counsel’s argument, and pleas for law enforcement
• petitioner failed to show prejudice “in light of the overwhelming evidence of his guilt”
• “Norris cannot show Strickland prejudice in light of the overwhelming evidence of his guilt.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).