Opinion ID: 151419
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Heading: The State Courts Never Considered Ward's Claim in a Full and Fair Hearing

Text: To be entitled to an evidentiary hearing, Ward must also demonstrate that the state courts, for reasons beyond his control, never considered his claim in a full and fair hearing. Davis, 388 F.3d at 1061. It is clear that the state courts did not consider Ward's claim regarding Opgenorth in any full and fair hearing. As we have already discussed, Ward requested a Machner hearing at every step in his state proceedings in order to develop the factual basis for his assertions, but those requests were denied. See id. ; Jones, 525 F.3d at 503 (petitioner not at fault for failing to develop factual record when state courts refused his request for evidentiary hearing). Ward has satisfied this requirement.