Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) Supreme Court 283 U.S. 359 354 U.S. 298 466 U.S. 668, 687 502 U.S. 46, 52-112 Circuit Courts 653 F.2d 224, 225 893 F.2d 1287, 1290 120 F.3d 1174, 1176 145 F.3d 1249, 1251 197 F.3d 1109, 1111 224 F.3d 1251, 1256 234 F.3d 526, 531 279 F.3d 926, 943 297 F.3d 1278, 1289 300 F.3d 1232, 1258-1260 306 F.3d 1043, 1058 324 F.3d 1263, 1265