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 497 U.S. 764, 780 502 U.S. 62, 67-68 516 U.S. 1062 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 336 Circuit Courts 61 F.3d 1459, 1467 163 F.3d 1222, 1226-1227 337 F.3d 1175, 1177 497 F.3d 1151, 1153 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Fed. R. Crim. P. 11