Does a federal court have the power to grant habeas corpus relief against a state court's misapplication of its own sentencing laws?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from William Charles Clerk v. Brazelton, Case No. 1:12-cv-01474 MJS (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
Absent fundamental unfairness, federal habeas corpus relief is not available for a state court's misapplication of its own sentencing laws. Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62,
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