Can a transcript from a state court be used as evidence in a federal habeas proceeding?
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The following excerpt is from Ventura v. Meachum, 957 F.2d 1048 (2nd Cir. 1992):
5 State court transcripts may be admitted as evidence in a federal habeas proceeding, see Dempsey v. Wainwright, 471 F.2d 604, 606 (5th Cir.), cert. denied 411 U.S. 968, 93 S.Ct. 2158, 36 L.Ed.2d 690 (1973), and were so received by order of the district court. Thus, we may consider them on appeal.
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