Can a federal court grant habeas corpus to a prisoner in state custody?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Von Tobel v. Benedetti, 975 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2020):
A district court's denial of a petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254 is reviewed de novo. Dows v. Wood , 211 F.3d 480, 484 (9th Cir. 2000). A federal court cannot grant a petition for habeas corpus to a prisoner in state custody for a
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