Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 456 U.S. 984 458 U.S. 1116 466 U.S. 668 477 U.S. 168 479 U.S. 890 479 U.S. 999 502 U.S. 885 502 U.S. 1001, 1112 528 U.S. 259 528 U.S. 470 529 U.S. 362 Circuit Courts 677 F.2d 1086, 1093 707 F.2d 1339, 1343-1344 725 F.2d 1282, 1288-1289 953 F.2d 1525, 1533-1535 988 F.2d 1082, 1090 16 F.3d 1547, 1560-1561 45 F.3d 1486, 1493-1495 62 F.3d 1295, 1299-1301 63 F.3d 999, 1025-1026 118 F.3d 1442, 1452 169 F.3d 695, 707 185 F.3d 1223, 1226-1227 193 F.3d 1327, 1336 195 F.3d 625, 635-636 209 F.3d 1243, 1247 218 F.3d 1305