Can a state court refuse to grant a motion for habeas?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Swires v. Chavez, No. 2:12-cv-0509 GEB EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2013):
State courts may decline to review a claim based on a procedural default. Wainwright v. Sykes, 433 U.S. 72 (1977). As a general rule, a federal habeas court "'will not review a question
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