Can a federal habeas court interfere with a state court's interpretation of state law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from King v. B.M. Cash, Civil No. 13cv877 GPC (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2014):
of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States." 28 U.S.C. 2254(a). In general, a federal habeas court cannot interfere with a state court's interpretation of state law. Bradshaw v. Richey, 546 U.S. 74, 76 (2005). Federal habeas courts may not "reexamine state-court determinations on state-law questions." Estelle, 502 U.S. at 68.
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