Can a state court's interpretation of state law bind a federal court sitting in habeas corpus?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lopez v. Ducart, No. 1:15-cv-00940-LJO-JLT (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2016):
In any case, the claim is without merit. The state court determined that the jury had been adequately instructed on causation as a matter of California law. The state court decision is not subject to federal habeas review. Bradshaw v. Richey, 546 U.S. 74, 76 (2006) ("a state court's interpretation of state law, including one announced on direct appeal of the challenged conviction, binds a federal court sitting in habeas corpus").
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