KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, Johnny H. Smith, convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief, alleging that the court erred in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Smith claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to challenge two jurors for cause, despite Smith's protestations...
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