Opinion ID: 591824
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Text: 5 We review de novo the district court's denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Weinstein v. U.S. Parole Comm'n, 902 F.2d 1451, 1453 (9th Cir.1990). Because federal habeas corpus relief is not available for errors of state law, Lewis v. Jeffers, 110 S.Ct. 3092, 3102 (1990), our review will be limited to a determination of whether the alleged defects in petitioner's trial amounted to a violation of the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States. See Estelle v. McGuire, 112 S.Ct. 475, 480 (1991).