Can errors in instructing the jury to convict a defendant in a federal habeas relief case be sufficient to support a motion of appeal?
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The following excerpt is from Camel v. Sherman, No. 2:18-cv-1560-TLN-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Errors in instructing the jury can only support federal habeas relief if they "so infected the entire trial that the resulting conviction violates due process." Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62,
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