The following excerpt is from Dickinson v. Shinn, 2 F.4th 851 (9th Cir. 2021):
We review "de novo a district court's decision regarding habeas relief, including questions regarding procedural default." Jones v. Shinn , 943 F.3d 1211, 121920 (9th Cir. 2019). "Ineffective assistance of counsel claims are mixed questions of law and fact which we also review de novo." Id. at 1220.
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