William Allen v. Candice Batts

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 20a0367n.06 Case No. 19-5691 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Jun 22, 2020 WILLIAM ALLEN, ) DEBORAH S. HUNT, Clerk ) Petitioner-Appellant, ) ON APPEAL FROM THE ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT v. ) COURT FOR THE MIDDLE ) DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE CANDICE BATTS, et al., ) Respondents-Appellees. ) ) OPINION BEFORE: MOORE, McKEAGUE, and READLER, Circuit Judges. McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. William Allen appeals the district court’s order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because the Tennessee state court reviewed and denied…