Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1) Supreme Court 372 U.S. 293, 312 466 U.S. 668, 688 469 U.S. 412, 424 504 U.S. 1, 5-6 528 U.S. 259, 288 528 U.S. 1023 Circuit Courts 845 F.2d 233, 235 59 F.3d 143, 147 87 F.3d 1123, 1135 143 F.3d 1313, 1320 146 F.3d 1257, 1259 179 F.3d 904, 912 278 F.3d 1044, 1055 282 F.3d 1283, 1293 317 F.3d 1196, 1202 376 F.3d 1193, 1196 392 F.3d 1166, 1175 417 F.3d 1117, 1124 426 F.3d 1241, 1246-1248 445 F.3d 1268, 1275 476 F.3d 1131, 1145 506 F.3d 1211, 1228 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(9)(A)