How have federal courts interpreted the "last reasoned decision" by a state court addressing the merits of a claim?
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The following excerpt is from Colado v. Allison, CASE NO. 11-CV-2751-H (S.D. Cal. 2013):
Federal courts apply 28 U.S.C. 2254 to "the last reasoned decision" by a state court addressing the merits of the claim. Ylst v. Nunnemaker, 501 U.S. 797, 803
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