Can a federal court review claims in a petition for writ of habeas corpus?
The following excerpt is from Blount v. Davey, No. 1:16-cv-01653-DAD-SKO HC (E.D. Cal. 2018):
A federal court cannot review claims in a petition for writ of habeas corpus if a state court denied relief on the claims based on state law procedural grounds that are independent of federal law and adequate to support the judgment. Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 750 (1991). "A
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district court properly refuses to reach the merits of a habeas petition if the petitioner has defaulted on the particular state's procedural requirements." Park v. California, 202 F.3d 1146, 1150 (2000).
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