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"5 Under current law, a federal court (subject to various constraints) may grant habeas relief for such a prisoner if the state court proceedings leading to the prisoner’s conviction or sentence clearly violated the prisoner’s federal constitutional rights.6 When a federal court issues habeas relief in such a case, the state must release or, if appropriate, retry or resentence the prisoner." supremecourt.gov/opinions/URLs
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