The following excerpt is from Glass v. Grijalva, 952 F.2d 406 (9th Cir. 1991):
The decision whether to grant or deny a petition for habeas corpus is reviewed de novo. Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1990). State court factual conclusions generally are entitled to a presumption of correctness. Id.
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