ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The district court dismissed this habeas corpus petition for failure to exhaust state remedies because, although the petitioner's claim that his convictions rested on insufficient evidence was raised in state postconviction proceedings, the prisoner did not identify the constitutional due process implications of this claim. Because the state court did have a fair opportunity to apply the correct legal principles in the state action,...
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