HALL, Circuit Judge, concurring in the judgment: I agree with the result reached by the majority and its analysis of the exhaustion issues. I write separately to consider the claim that Judge Weinstein, in taking the rare step of issuing a certificate of appeal-ability, invited this Court to consider: “petitioner’s claim that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel because [counsel] failed t…
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