What constitutes "clearly established Federal law" and what constitutes "unreasonable application" of that law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dixon v. Yates, No. 2:10-cv-0631 JAM AC P (E.D. Cal. 2014):
may constitute "clearly established Federal law," but circuit law has persuasive value regarding what law is "clearly established" and what constitutes "unreasonable application" of that law. Duchaime v. Ducharme, 200 F.3d 597, 600 (9th Cir. 2000); Robinson v. Ignacio, 360 F.3d 1044, 1057 (9th Cir. 2004).
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