The following excerpt is from Vasquez v. Spearman, No. 2:18cv0073 TLN KJN (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Even setting aside the issue of clearly established federal law, "[a] habeas petitioner bears a heavy burden in showing a due process violation based on an evidentiary decision." Boyde v. Brown, 404 F.3d at 1172. Again, "'[t]he admission of evidence does not provide a basis for
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