Is a state trial judge entitled to a presumption of correctness?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Quinteros v. Paramo, Case No.: 16-cv-583-JLS (JLB) (S.D. Cal. 2017):
as the fact-finding process is objective and reasonably explores the issues presented, the state trial judge's findings based on that investigation are entitled to a presumption of correctness.'") (quoting Dyer v. Calderon, 151 F.3d 975 (9th Cir. 1998)).
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