Opinion by Judge FERGUSON; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ.
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Arizona state prisoner Joe Clarence Smith ("Smith") appeals the denial of his habeas corpus petition seeking review of his conviction and death sentence for the 1976 murders of Neva Lee and Sandy Spencer. Smith raised 34 claims, all of which the district court found were procedurally defaulted or lacked merit. For the bulk of these claims, we affirm...
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