LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
In this habeas case, the district court granted relief to petitioner David Upchurch on the basis that his appellate counsel failed to mount an adequate challenge to his kidnapping charge. On appeal, we consider whether the Kansas Court of Appeals' ("KCOA's") decision denying post-conviction relief constituted an unreasonable application of Strickland v. Washington,
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