The following excerpt is from Pack v. Peery, No. 1:13-cv-00585-DAD-SKO HC (E.D. Cal. 2016):
"By its terms, 2254(d) bars relitigation of any claim 'adjudicated on the merits' in state court, subject only to the exceptions set forth in 2254(d)(1) and (d)(2)." Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86, 98 (2011).
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