What is the test for federal intervention in a habeas case?
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The following excerpt is from Peavy v. Cate, CASE NO. 09-CV-2328 JLS (POR) (S.D. Cal. 2012):
treaties of the United States." 28 U.S.C. 2254(a). Federal intervention in state court proceedings is only justified when there are errors of federal law. Oxborrow v. Eikenberry, 877 F.2d 1395, 1400 (9th Cir. 1989). Federal habeas courts are bound by a state's interpretation of its own laws. Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 68 (1991).
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