Does a decision by the Superior Court of Justice denying parole to a convicted criminal have any basis for habeas corpus relief?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Hoover v. Arnold, No. 2:17-cv-2152 DB P (E.D. Cal. 2018):

The transcript from petitioner's 2015 suitability hearing attached to the petition demonstrates that petitioner received the minimal procedural protections required, i.e., an opportunity to be heard (ECF No. 1-1 at 113-114) and a statement of reasons why parole was denied (ECF No. 1-1 at 119-125). Accordingly, petitioner's disagreement with the decision, even if erroneous under state law, does not entitle him to federal habeas relief. Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 67 (1991) ("Federal habeas corpus relief does not lie for errors in state law."). This court

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