Is a jury instruction violation of state law a violation of federal law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ireland v. Cash, Case No.: 1:11-cv-02116-AWI-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2014):
In general, the issue of whether a jury instruction is a violation of state law is neither a federal question nor a proper subject for habeas corpus relief. Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 68 (1991). ("We have stated many times that 'federal habeas corpus relief does not lie for errors of state law.' "),
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