Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 397 U.S. 436, 443 428 U.S. 465, 496 466 U.S. 668, 689 468 U.S. 317, 325 495 U.S. 91, 99 529 U.S. 473, 484 Circuit Courts 946 F.2d 726, 728 992 F.2d 1098, 1100 44 F.3d 884, 887 210 F.3d 1284, 1288 213 F.3d 1253, 1260 310 F.3d 137, 142 417 F.3d 1117, 1124 481 F.3d 1249, 1254 506 F.3d 1211, 1233