Kevin Young v. Marty Sirmons, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary

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• noting counsel “chose to pursue an alternative theory [of mitigation], making exactly the type of strategic decision the Supreme Court and this court have held is not ineffective assistance of counsel”
• “[I]f the OCCA used the wrong standard in evaluating Young’s claim, the district court owed the OCCA no deference and properly conducted an evidentiary hearing on this matter.”
• “If the state court did not decide a claim on the merits, and it is not otherwise procedurally barred, we review the district court’s legal conclusions de novo.”

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