Petitions for federal habeas corpus review most frequently allege ________

a. ineffectiveness of the petitioner's trial counsel
b. unsanitary and unsafe prison conditions
c. an insufficient evidentiary basis of the petitioner's conviction
d. failure of the trial court to allow the petitioner to be represented by counsel


A

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