The following excerpt is from Cross v. Harris, No. 1:17-cv-00877-LJO-SKO HC (E.D. Cal. 2018):
applies to all petitions for writ of habeas corpus filed thereafter. Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, 322-23 (1997). Under the statutory terms, the petition in this case is governed by AEDPA's provisions because it was filed April 24, 1996.
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