English v. Cody

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Gregory Dale English appeals from the district court’s order denying his petition for a writ of habe-as corpus. This matter comes before us on English’s request for a certificate of appealability (COA). 1

This case was filed in district court prior to the AEDPA amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For this reason, we apply the pre-AEDPA version of that statute to English’s claims. See Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, 117 S.Ct. 2059, 138 L.Ed.2d 481 (1997). English’s appeal, however, was filed in this court after the effective date of the AEDPA amendments.…