With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". in the murder. See Garafola, 2006 WL 963878, at *3-5. While the petitioner alleges that he is innocent of the murder of Edward Garofalo, as he did in the motion to withdraw his guilty plea, this conclusory allegation is insufficient. See Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 74, 97 S.Ct. 1621, 52 L.Ed.2d 136 (1977) (The petitioner’s “[s]olemn declarations in open court carry a strong presumption of verity [and] [t]he subsequent presentation of conclusory allegations unsupported by specifics is subject to summary dismissal.... ”). The facts in the record, including the ir.2009) (same); Ferguson v. Sec’y for the Dep’t of Corr., 580 F.3d 1183, 1218-20 (11th Cir. 2009) (same); Stanford v. Parker, 266 F.3d 442, 460-61 (6th Cir.2001) (same); Wedra v. Lefevre, 988 F.2d 334, 344 (2d Cir.1993) (<HOLDING>); Grey v. Hoke, 933 F.2d 117, 121 (2d Cir.1991)

A: holding prosecutorial misconduct claim barred by procedural default
B: holding that prosecutorial misconduct was harmless in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt
C: holding judicial recusal claim barred because of procedural default
D: holding that the novelty of a petitioners claim can constitute cause for a procedural default
A.