BRORBY, Circuit Judge. Petitioner-appellant William J. Smith appeals the district court’s order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . Mr. Smith’s primary basis for requesting relief from his two 1978 first degree murder convictions in New Mexico state court, and his corresponding consecutive life sentences,…
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