Does a state's interpretation of state law bind a federal court sitting in habeas corpus?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vercher v. Hatton, No. 2:18-cv-1915-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
by that holding. Bradshaw v. Richey, 546 U.S. 74, 76 (2005) ("We have repeatedly held that 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."). And petitioner cannot show that the exclusion was arbitrary or that it infringed on a weighty interest. The trial court determined:
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