Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2253 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520 443 U.S. 307, 319 466 U.S. 668 474 U.S. 52, 57 537 U.S. 322, 336 Circuit Courts 787 F.2d 477 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 46 F.3d 979, 984 130 F.3d 1432, 1442 135 F.3d 1333, 1339 278 F.3d 1044, 1055 390 F.3d 1254, 1259 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)