The following excerpt is from Dorsey v. Kelly, 112 F.3d 50 (2nd Cir. 1997):
We review a district court's denial of the writ of habeas corpus de novo. Chalmers v. Mitchell, 73 F.3d 1262, 1266 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 117 S.Ct. 106, 136 L.Ed.2d 60 (1996).
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