MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
The petitioner, Timothy Dykens ("Dykens"), is currently serving a life sentence for the commission of various crimes. After this Court denied his petition for habeas corpus, he has moved for the issuance of a Certificate of Appealability ("COA").
I. Background
Dykens was convicted of first degree murder, attempted aggravated rape and kidnapping on June 12, 1996, in the Massachusetts...
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