The following excerpt is from Hawkins v. McCormick, 983 F.2d 1076 (9th Cir. 1993):
The denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus is reviewed de novo. Tinsley v. Borg, 895 F.2d 520, 523 (9th Cir.1990), cert denied, 111 S.Ct. 974 (1991). State court factual conclusions are entitled to a presumption of correctness under 28 U.S.C. 2254(d).
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