Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 372 U.S. 335, 343 448 U.S. 56, 65 489 U.S. 288, 301-310 490 U.S. 1031, 1109 494 U.S. 484, 495 502 U.S. 346, 112-356 541 U.S. 36, 40-124 542 U.S. 348, 352 Circuit Courts 155 F.3d 1297, 1304 253 F.3d 1349, 1365 266 F.3d 1245, 1256 371 F.3d 438, 444-445 381 F.3d 1219, 1226-1227 393 F.3d 327, 336 398 F.3d 783, 788 399 F.3d 1010 402 F.3d 786, 790-791 418 F.3d 1055 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 803(1)