Legal Opinion
Shaffer v. Boone
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2001No. 00-5155PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT **
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
Douglas Shaffer, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) after the district court dismissed his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (providing that a COA is a necessary predicate to any appeal from a final order in a § 2254 proceeding). Because Mr. Shaffer has not “made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right,” id. § 2253(c)(2), this court denies his request for a COA and dismisses this appeal.
Mr. Shaffer was convicted of second-degree felony murder after prior…
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