Can a state prisoner seek relief from the federal district court under section 2254 of the Criminal Code?
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The following excerpt is from Beck v. Lewis, 851 F.2d 360 (9th Cir. 1988):
Before a state prisoner may seek relief from a federal district court under section 2254, he must provide the state courts with a fair opportunity to apply federal constitutional principles to the facts he relies upon to support his claim. Anderson v. Harless, 459 U.S. 4, 5 (1982).
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