Can a federal habeas court re-examine a state court's determination that a claim raised solely an issue of state law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sanchez v. Davis, 994 F.3d 1129 (9th Cir. 2021):
The district court ruled that this claim raised solely an issue of state law under Estelle v. McGuire , 502 U.S. 62, 6768, 112 S.Ct. 475, 116 L.Ed.2d 385 (1991) (holding that a federal habeas court may not reexamine state court determinations of state law questions). Accordingly, the court found that the state court's rejection of this claim on the merits did not amount to either an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law or an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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