KNOWLES v. MIRZAYANCE

No. 07-1315.

129 S.Ct. 1411 (2009)

556 U.S. 111

173 L.Ed.2d 251

Michael A. KNOWLES, Warden, Petitioner, v. Alexandre MIRZAYANCE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve E. Mercer , Los Angeles, CA, for petitioner.

Charles M. Sevilla , San Diego, CA, for respondent.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , Attorney General of California, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. De Nicola , Deputy State Solicitor General, Pamela C. Hamanaka , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Kristofer Jorstad , Deputy Attorney General, Steven E. Mercer , Deputy Attorney General, Counsel of Record, Los Angeles, California, for Petitioner.

Eric Multhaup , Mill Valley, CA, Charles M. Sevilla , Counsel of Record, San Diego, CA, for Respondent Mirzayance.


A federal court may grant a habeas corpus application arising from a state-court adjudication on the merits if the state court's decision "was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court...

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