Philip Meyers v. Frank D. Gillis, Superintendent the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania the District Attorney of Bucks County

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALITO, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court granting Philip Meyers habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Without determining whether the “presumption of correctness” found in 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(8) had been overcome, the district court concluded, contrary to the state court’s *1148finding, that there was no factual basis developed prior to the entry of Meyers’ guilty plea. Concluding that the absence of an on-the-record factual basis violated Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 319, the district court granted habeas relief.

We…