What is the scope of review under Section 2254(d)?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Griffin v. Spearman, No. 2:18-cv-0562-MCE-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Review under 2254(d) is limited to the record that was before the state court. Cullen v. Pinholster, 563 U.S. 170, 180-81 (2011). The question at this stage is whether the state court reasonably applied clearly established federal law to the facts before it. Id. In other words, the focus of the 2254(d) inquiry is "on what a state court knew and did." Id. at 182.
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