The following excerpt is from Trimble v. Swartout, Case No. 1:12-cv-01277-LJO-SKO-HC (E.D. Cal. 2015):
state court that adjudicated the claim on the merits." Cullen v. Pinholster, 131 S.Ct. at 1398. Evidence introduced in federal court has no bearing on review pursuant to 2254(d)(1). Id. at 1400.
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