The following excerpt is from Rodriguez v. Paramo, No. 1:15-cv-01896-LJO-SKO HC (E.D. Cal. 2018):
A person in custody as a result of the judgment of a state court may secure relief through a petition for habeas corpus if the custody violates the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States. 28 U.S.C. 2254(a); Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 375 (2000). On April 24, 1996,
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