The following excerpt is from Sissac v. Montgomery, Case No.: 16cv2287-BAS (JLB) (S.D. Cal. 2018):
A state prisoner exhausts state court remedies by presenting the state supreme court with a fair opportunity to rule on the merits of every issue raised in his or her federal habeas petition. Granberry v. Greer, 481 U.S. 129, 133-34 (1987). A claim is "fairly presented" to a state's highest court if it is presented in a manner which allows that court to have "the
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