What is the test for a writ of habeas corpus application from a state prisoner?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pryor v. Spearman, No. 2:14-cv-01521-DB (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Federal courts may not entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by a state prisoner unless the prisoner is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States at the time the application for habeas relief is filed. 28 U.S.C. 2254(a); Carafas v. LaVallee, 391 U.S. 234, 239-40 (1968). If the statutory "in custody" requirement is satisfied, the
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