Darrin Lynn Pickens v. Gary Gibson, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary

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• stating that it was not unreasonable for defense counsel to waive closing argument altogether “in a strategic attempt to preclude the government from offering any rebuttal argument”
• ‘‘[p]etition- er’s initial refusal to make a statement and his request for an attorney indicate he ‘understood . . . both the nature and consequences of his right to remain silent and his right to counsel’ ’’

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