Opinion ID: 2818270
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Heading: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 38.22

Text: As an initial matter, Garcia urges that the merits of his Miranda claim are fairly debatable by reasonable jurists because the CCA initially overturned his conviction on grounds that one of the written confessions violated a Texas statute that operationalizes Miranda. 32 Garcia argues in essence that the CCA’s reversal necessarily indicates that jurists have disagreed about the merits of his Miranda claim. This argument is misplaced, as “federal habeas corpus relief does not lie for errors of state law.” 33 The relevant question before this court is not whether reasonable jurists could disagree about whether the written confessions complied with a Texas statute. Rather, we must consider whether reasonable jurists could disagree about whether the admission of the statements violated the Constitution. 34