The following excerpt is from McMonagle v. Meyer, 802 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 2015):
but as a de facto part of the direct review process. This is not how California courts treat such petitions. See Marks v. Superior Court, 27 Cal.4th 176, 115 Cal.Rptr.2d 674, 38 P.3d 512, 521 (2002) (emphasizing that collateral review by habeas corpus is not a reiteration of or substitute for an appeal).
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