Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2253(a) 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Supreme Court 466 U.S. 648, 659-662 466 U.S. 668, 687-688 528 U.S. 470, 476 Circuit Courts 707 F.2d 447, 449 814 F.2d 109, 113-114 59 F.3d 815, 838 130 F.3d 1432, 1442 146 F.3d 771, 774 371 F.3d 1208, 1210 379 F.3d 987, 994 474 F.3d 693, 721 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f)