The following excerpt is from Dickinson v. Upchurch, 872 F.2d 427 (9th Cir. 1989):
1 We review a district court's decision to grant or deny a petition for habeas corpus independently without deference to the district court's determination of the prisoner's claims. Duro v. Reina, 851 F.2d 1136, 1139 (9th Cir.1987).
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