What are the implications of the majority opinion in the US Supreme Court when it comes to the issue of misapplication of state sentencing law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hamilton v. Vasquez, 17 F.3d 1149 (9th Cir. 1994):
In summary, I respectfully believe the majority opinion inappropriately magnifies state law technicalities into a federal Constitutional infirmity. Compare Fetterly v. Paskett, 997 F.2d 1295 (9th Cir.1993) (allegation of misapplication of state sentencing law held to raise a federal Constitutional issue).
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