By so doing, he is
making himself a superintendent and overseer and an appellate
court over decisions
of a
court of competent jurisdiction which under a constitutional democracy like ours and under the rule
of law can never be possible.»
«a determination after a hearing on the merits
of a factual issue,
made by a State
court of competent jurisdiction... [and] evidenced
by a written finding, written opinion, or other reliable and adequate written indicia, shall be presumed to be correct»