Allen v. Turley, No. 10-4212 (10th Cir. 2011)
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Defendant Paul Allen requested a certificate of appealability to appeal the district court's denial of his application for post-conviction relief. Defendant was accused of the aggravated murder of his wife. He was also charged with conspiracy and solicitation. The jury in his case was instructed that if it found Defendant guilty of aggravated murder, it should not render a verdict on the other two charges. The jury found Defendant guilty of aggravated murder. The Utah Supreme Court denied Defendant's applications for post conviction relief. Defendant filed a third application to the federal district court, alleging nine errors at the trial court entitled him to relief. The Tenth Circuit reviewed all nine "errors" and found all of them meritless. The Court denied Defendant's application for a certificate of appealability and dismissed Defendant's appeal.
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