Robert Pruett v. Rick Thaler, Director

PER CURIAM: *

Robert Lynn Pruett was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for the December 17, 1999, murder of correctional officer Daniel Nagle, which took place while Pruett was serving a 99-year prison sentence for a 1995 murder. The district court granted a certificate of ap-pealability (“COA”) authorizing Pruett to appeal the denial of habeas relief on two related claims. Pruett requests an expansion of the COA to include an additional claim. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of ha-beas relief and DENY Pruett’s request to expand the COA.

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