What is the test for obtaining federal habeas relief based on the issuance of an erroneous jury instruction?

Federal habeas relief may be obtained based on the issuance of an erroneous jury instruction only if "the ailing instruction by itself so infected the entire trial that the resulting conviction violates due process." Cupp v. Naughten, 414 U.S. 141, 147 (1973). "It is well established that the instruction 'may not be judged in artificial isolation,' but must be considered in the context of the instructions as a whole and the trial record." Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 72 (1991) (quoting Cupp, 414 U.S. at 147). Federal habeas courts are additionally required to "inquire 'whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury has applied the challenged

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