What is the test for federal habeas?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jeffries v. Blodgett, 988 F.2d 923 (9th Cir. 1993):
Federal habeas will not lie for errors of state law. Estelle v. McGuire, --- U.S. ----, ----, 112 S.Ct. 475, 480, 116
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A. Jeffries' Previous Imprisonment
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