The following excerpt is from Martinez v. Capra, 16-388-pr (2nd Cir. 2017):
1. We review a district court's denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus de novo. Dolphy v. Montello, 552 F.3d 236, 238 (2d Cir. 2009). We afford greater deference to the underlying state court opinions, as discussed infra.
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