When a state court rejects some claims but does not expressly address a federal claim, can the federal court presume that the federal claim was adjudicated on the merits?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Duenas v. Perry, No. 2:15-cv-1966-KJM-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Similarly, when a state court decision on a petitioner's claims rejects some claims but does not expressly address a federal claim, a federal habeas court must presume, subject to rebuttal, that the federal claim was adjudicated on the merits. Johnson v. Williams, 568 U.S. 289, 292 (2013).
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