Legal Opinion
Kevin Rittenhouse v. John C. Battles
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 2001No. 00-3461PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Kevin Rittenhouse appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In addition to arguing that the district court incorrectly denied his petition with respect to the two claims in the certificate of appealability, Rittenhouse also asks us to amend the certificate to include two other claims. For the reasons stated below, we will not amend the certificate of appealability granted by the district court, and we deny Rittenhouse’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
I. History
A jury found Kevin Rittenhouse guilty of three counts of first…
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