Can a federal court review a petition for habeas corpus by a person in custody pursuant to a state court judgment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gonzalez v. Kernan, Case No.: 3:15-cv-01882-H-KSC (S.D. Cal. 2018):
A federal court may review a petition for writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody pursuant to a state court judgment "only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States." 28 U.S.C. 2254(a); see Swarthout v. Cooke, 562 U.S. 216, 219 (2011) ("[F]ederal habeas corpus relief does
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