Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) Supreme Court 422 U.S. 806, 818 435 U.S. 475 446 U.S. 335 451 U.S. 454, 465 466 U.S. 668 470 U.S. 68 489 U.S. 255 501 U.S. 722, 750 506 U.S. 958 529 U.S. 362, 412 533 U.S. 921 533 U.S. 971 Circuit Courts 698 F.2d 427, 429 737 F.2d 1539, 1543-1544 982 F.2d 474, 477 42 F.3d 1350, 1367 70 F.3d 576, 579 172 F.3d 1299, 1302-1303 218 F.3d 1305, 1312 238 F.3d 1289, 1294 250 F.3d 1308, 1313 311 F.3d 1295, 1311 353 F.3d 880, 890 366 F.3d 1191, 1206 368 F.3d 1359, 1363-1366