Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2253 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) Supreme Court 390 U.S. 377, 384 432 U.S. 98, 116 529 U.S. 362, 405-406 541 U.S. 36, 59 Circuit Courts 100 F.3d 750, 756 297 F.3d 1036, 1055 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)