Does a federal court have to be satisfied that the evidence established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Suong v. Cate, Case No.: 1:11-cv-01480-LJO-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2014):

A federal court reviewing collaterally a state court conviction does not determine whether it is satisfied that the evidence established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Payne v. Borg, 982 F.2d 335,

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