The following excerpt is from Bovensiep v. Borders, Case No.: 17-cv-0074-GPC-AHG (S.D. Cal. 2020):
the state court predicated its adjudication of a claim on an unreasonable factual determination. Miller-El v. Dretke, 545 U.S. 231, 240 (2005). This inquiry is explicitly limited to the evidence that was before the state court. 28 U.S.C. 2254(d)(2).
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