CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question of whether appellant Jody Allen waived his right to seek federal habeas corpus review of his state court conviction when, as part of a plea bargain, he agreed not to seek "parole, commutation of his sentence, reprieve, or any other form of relief from life imprisonment." Because we conclude that Allen did not thereby knowingly and intelligently waive his right to seek federal habeas corpus review of his conviction...
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