Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520 428 U.S. 465, 494 443 U.S. 307, 319 445 U.S. 684, 689 447 U.S. 343, 346 502 U.S. 62, 67 529 U.S. 473, 484 530 U.S. 466, 490 537 U.S. 322, 327-338 542 U.S. 296, 301 549 U.S. 270 Circuit Courts 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 505 F.3d 1080, 1082 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)