Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(A) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2) Supreme Court 466 U.S. 668 476 U.S. 79 483 U.S. 776, 791-792 501 U.S. 797, 801 539 U.S. 510, 534 540 U.S. 1, 5 541 U.S. 27, 29-32 546 U.S. 1, 3-4 Circuit Courts 59 F.3d 673, 677-684 125 F.3d 1038, 1042 127 F.3d 632 253 F.3d 1025, 1042 272 F.3d 30 347 F.3d 219 390 F.3d 1019 465 F.3d 810 495 F.3d 487, 494 505 F.3d 665, 669-670 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 401