The following excerpt is from Osborn v. Angelone, 962 F.2d 14 (9th Cir. 1992):
Finally, the transcripts of the state court proceedings provided a sufficient basis for the district court's ruling; no evidentiary hearing was necessary. See Wilkins, 505 F.2d at 764; see also United States v. Newman, 912 F.2d 1119, 1123-24 (9th Cir.1990).
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