did not deny Pinkney any federal constitutional rights. Appellant bases his claim on the fact that the Appellate Division cited two state cases, along with two federal cases, in support of its determination that the search in question was unlawful. See People v. Pinkney, 135 A.D.2d at 749, 522 N.Y.S.2d at 654. Under Michigan v. Long, 463 U.S. 1032, 103 S.Ct. 3469, 77 L.Ed.2d 1201 (1983), a state court ruling based on an ambiguous mix of federal and state precedents is assumed to have been based on federal grounds, and so may be reviewed by a federal court, absent a “plain statement” by the state court that the federal cases were used “only for the purpose of guidance.” Id. at 1041, 103 S.Ct. at 3476; see also Harris v. Reed, 489 U.S. 255, 109 S.Ct. 1038, 1042-43, 103 L.Ed.2d 308 (1989) (<HOLDING>). We find that the Appellate Division made no
holding that because the farr act does not expressly mention habeas corpus or 28 usc  2241 it does not eliminate habeas jurisdiction holding that managing conservator while in texas to seek return of child by writ of habeas corpus may not be served with civil process and is subject to jurisdiction of court in which habeas corpus is pending and only for purpose of prosecuting writ of habeas corpus holding that the laws of the transferee district are applicable in a case transferred pursuant to 28 usc  1406a holding plain statement rule applicable in habeas corpus proceedings pursuant to 28 usc  2254 holding that the rule applies for purposes of habeas corpus under section 2254