Legal Opinion
Welch v. City of Pratt, KS
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2000No. 99-3273PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Michael E. Welch was convicted in a Kansas state court of driving under the influence of alcohol. Following affirmance of his conviction on direct appeal, petitioner filed this action in the district court seeking a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the petition and denied his request for a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). Petitioner appeals and asks this court for a certificate of appealability on two issues focusing on his jury instructions: the instructions given did not adequately protect his…
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