The following excerpt is from Apelt v. Ryan, 878 F.3d 800 (9th Cir. 2017):
The district courts grant or denial of habeas relief is reviewed de novo. Moses v. Payne , 555 F.3d 742, 750 (9th Cir. 2009).
A. The state courts finding of procedural default must be considered, but does not preclude federal judicial review.
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