The following excerpt is from Kennick v. Superior Court of State of Cal., Los Angeles County, 736 F.2d 1277 (9th Cir. 1984):
Again, appellant asks this court to reject the conclusions of the state court of appeal. But 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 requires that this court accord the court of appeal's factual determinations a "presumption of correctness," unless one of a number of conditions is met. 2 Sumner v. Mata, 449 U.S.
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