Court of Appeals for the First Circuit September 2, 2004, No. 04-1095 (Thompson v. Spencer)

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted Charles Thompson of murdering his wife, and his conviction was affirmed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. See Commonwealth v. Thompson, 431 Mass. 108, 725 N.E.2d 556 (2000). Thompson now seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) of the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition.