Jimmy D. Pemberton v. James Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division

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• federal habeas court asks only whether a constitutional violation infected the trial; an error in the application for state law does not provide grounds for federal habeas relief
• “The habeas corpus statute obliges federal judges to respect credibility determinations made by the trier of fact.” (citing Sumner v. Mata, 455 U.S. 591, 597 (1982)); see also Marler v. Blackburn, 777 F.2d 1007, 1012 (5th Cir. 1985
• “In the face of a confession, the most probative and damaging evidence that can be admitted against a defendant, Pemberton’s threats to the life of the victim, and other circumstantial evidence, the hearsay testimony elicited at trial was not crucial.” (internal citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).