Joseph Niziolek, Jr. v. Michael Ashe

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• holding “errors that render a fair trial impossible will be cognizable in federal habeas corpus, because such errors violate the due process clause”
• acknowledging distinction between confession of guilt to a crime and an admission to some of the elements
• “As a general rule, improper jury instructions will not form the basis for federal habeas corpus relief. Instructions in a state trial are a matter of state law to which substantial deference is owed.”

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