Is a mere error of state law not a denial of due process?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tumilty, F070117 (Cal. App. 2016):
(Engle v. Isaac (1982) 456 U.S. 107, 121, fn. 21 [" 'mere error of state law' is not a denial of due process" otherwise " 'every erroneous decision by a state court would [go to the United States Supreme Court] as a federal constitutional question' "].)
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