Whether a federal habeas court may reexamine a state court's interpretation of state law when it is an obvious subterfuge to evade consideration of a constitutional issue?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED a ‘ of. WHETHER A FEDERAL HABEAS COURT MAY REEXAMINE A STATE COURT'S INTERPRETATION : >” OF STATE LAW WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS SUBTERFUGE TO EVADE CONSIDERATION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE? THE COURT OF APPEALS REFUSAL TO DO SO IS IN CONFLICT : WITH THE DECISION OF THIS COURT. B. WHETHER A PRISONER ASSERTING AN EQUAL PROTECTION VIOLATION BASED ON RACE HAS TO PROVE HE WAS SIMILARLY SITUATED TO THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION TO PREVAIL ON AN EQUAL PROTECTION CLAIM? THE COURT OF APPEALS DECISION THAT HE DOES IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE DECISION OF THIS COURT. . A (@. be wo. PARTIES ‘ ae * There are no