The following excerpt is from Vasquez v. Spearman, No. 2:18cv0073 TLN KJN (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2020):
"A habeas petitioner bears a heavy burden in showing a due process violation based on an evidentiary decision." Boyde v. Brown, 404 F.3d 1159, 1172 (9th Cir. 2005), as amended, 421 F.3d 1154 (9th Cir. 2005).
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