Can a claim for federal habeas corpus relief be denied?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vogel v. Evans, No. 2:08-cv-2501 LKK JFM (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2010):
relief. Estelle v. Gamble, 502 U.S. 62, 67 (1991) ("federal habeas corpus relief does not lie for errors of state law"). Based on the foregoing, the undersigned recommends that this claim be denied.
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