The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Mantanona, 878 F.2d 1439 (9th Cir. 1989):
We review a denial of a habeas corpus petition independently (de novo). Chatman v. Marquez, 754 F.2d 1531, 1533-34 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 841 (1985).
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