Ernest C. Harper v. Crispus Nix, Robert M. Spire

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• holding that claims not briefed by a petitioner's counsel are deemed waived
• “[Defendant] contends that counsel's decision to abandon the claims set out in his initial federal habeas corpus petition should not constitute a waiver of these claims because counsel acted without his consent . . . . We disagree.”

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