Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1) Supreme Court 15 U.S. 765, 767-768 288 U.S. 333, 339 449 U.S. 539, 547 476 U.S. 28, 36-38 476 U.S. 79, 86-106 499 U.S. 400 499 U.S. 971 Circuit Courts 803 F.2d 1567 816 F.2d 1006, 1011 863 F.2d 822, 829 864 F.2d 1543, 1546 936 F.2d 1243, 1245-1246 43 F.3d 1404, 1412 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 803(3)