GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: Ozzie Batchelor, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The appeal presents a question raised by a large number of habeas appeals from Oregon — whether a petitioner’s failure to seek review in the Oregon Supreme Court bars federal review of the merits of the prisoner’s federal constitutional claims. <…
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