The following excerpt is from Freeman v. Becerra, 1:21-cv-00195-JLT (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2021):
To determine whether habeas relief is available under 2254(d), the federal court looks to the last reasoned state court decision as the basis of the state court's decision. See Ylst v. Nunnemaker,
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