The following excerpt is from Canseco v. Peery, No. 2:15-cv-2454-MCE-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
"A habeas petition must allege the petitioner's detention violates the Constitution, a federal statute, or a treaty." Franzen v. Brinkman, 877 F.2d 26 (9th Cir. 1989). A state court's interpretation of state laws or rules is not a basis for federal habeas corpus relief because no federal question is presented. Estelle, 502 U.S. 62 at 67-68.
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