Does a state court need to hold an evidentiary hearing to resolve every disputed factual question?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Flores v. Sullivan, 20-55817 (9th Cir. 2021):
2. The state trial court did not need to hold an evidentiary hearing because the record contained enough facts to adjudicate the petition. See Hibbler v. Benedetti, 693 F.3d 1140, 1147 (9th Cir. 2012) ("[W]e have never held that a state court must conduct an evidentiary hearing to resolve every disputed factual question . . .").
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