The following excerpt is from Espinosa v. U.S., 979 F.2d 854 (9th Cir. 1992):
A district court's decision to deny a habeas corpus petition is reviewed de novo. Tripati v. Henman, 843 F.2d 1160, 1162 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 982 (1988).
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