The following excerpt is from Cummings v. Martel, 796 F.3d 1135 (9th Cir. 2015):
When a state court's adjudication of a claim is dependent on an antecedent unreasonable application of federal law, the requirement set forth in 2254(d)(1) is satisfied. A federal court must then resolve the claim without the deference AEDPA otherwise requires.
Panetti v. Quarterman, 551 U.S. 930, 953, 127 S.Ct. 2842, 168 L.Ed.2d 662 (2007).
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