HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Michael Crisp appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Crisp argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his state court first degree murder trial due to the allegedly incompetent acts and omissions of his attorney, Jack Quirk. Although this is a close and difficult case, under the strict standards set forth in Strickland v. Washington, ___ U.S. ___, 104 S.Ct. 2052...
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