Does a habeas petitioner who has been convicted of a criminal charge in a federal criminal court have to apply to have his conviction reduced to a state conviction or the length of his confinement in a state prison?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kimble v. Szumowski, Civil No. 15-2159 BEN (BGS) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
Further, habeas petitioners who wish to challenge either their state court conviction or the length of their confinement in state prison, must first exhaust state judicial remedies. 28 U.S.C. 2254(b), (c); Granberry v. Greer, 481 U.S. 129, 133-
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