Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520 416 U.S. 637, 643 428 U.S. 465, 494 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 327-338 Circuit Courts 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 161 F.3d 610, 619 200 F.3d 1286, 1292 200 F.3d 1314, 1322 291 F.3d 658, 668 311 F.3d 1002, 1013 342 F.3d 1100, 1116 515 F.3d 1072, 1082 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)