The following excerpt is from Beames v. Chappell, Case No.: 1:10-cv-01429 - AWI (E.D. Cal. 2013):
California's initial standard for pleading adequate grounds for habeas relief is satisfied where the habeas corpus petition (1) alleges an illegal imprisonment, (2) states fully and with particularity the facts on which relief is sought, and (3) includes copies of reasonably available documentary evidence supporting the claim, such as transcripts, affidavits or declarations. People v. Duvall, 9 Cal. 4th 464, 474 (1995). Under this authority, the state reviewing court presumes the regularity of the trial
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