What is the test for habeas corpus relief under AEDPA?
The following excerpt is from Chitwood v. Gipson, Case No. 1:13-cv-00502 AWI MJS (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
Under AEDPA, an application for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody under a judgment of a state court may be granted only for violations of the Constitution or laws of the United States. 28 U.S.C. 2254(a); Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. at 375 n. 7 (2000). Federal habeas corpus relief is available for any claim decided on the merits in state court proceedings if the state court's adjudication of the claim:
28 U.S.C. 2254(d).
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1. Contrary to or an Unreasonable Application of Federal Law
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