The following excerpt is from Morales v. Calderon, 85 F.3d 1387 (9th Cir. 1996):
6 The district court's dismissal of the petition for writ of habeas corpus on the ground of state procedural default involves an issue of law that we review de novo. Hunter v. Aispuro, 982 F.2d 344, 346 (9th Cir.1992), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 114 S.Ct. 240, 126 L.Ed.2d 194 (1993).
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