Does a violation of state law constitute a basis for habeas relief?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Stankewitz v. Mcdonald, 1:06-cv-01220-LJO-JLT HC (E.D. Cal. 2011):
Because a violation of state law does not ordinarily provide a basis for habeas relief, Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 67-68, 112 S.Ct. 475 (1991), the state court's evidentiary ruling, even if
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