Can a federal court entertain an application for habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to a judgment of a state court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Green v. Hill, Case No. 13-cv-01436-BAS-DHB (S.D. Cal. 2014):
A federal court "shall entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a state court only on the ground he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the Unites States." 28 U.S.C. 2254(a). AEDPA governs this case. See Medina v. Hornung, 386 F.3d 872, 877 (9th Cir. 2004) (noting AEDPA governs appeals of state court habeas determinations). AEDPA requires the court to defer to
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