Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 334 U.S. 304, 306 359 U.S. 1, 4 466 U.S. 668 481 U.S. 129, 136 520 U.S. 1178 535 U.S. 685, 698 539 U.S. 510, 527 547 U.S. 198 Circuit Courts 863 F.2d 1377, 1386 900 F.2d 127, 130 926 F.2d 694, 701 937 F.2d 1298, 1304 29 F.3d 469, 471 97 F.3d 1104, 1105-1106 173 F.3d 1089, 1094 285 F.3d 370, 377 365 F.3d 616, 621 365 F.3d 622, 625-631 436 F.3d 1010, 1016 445 F.3d 671, 682 455 F.3d 838, 846 462 F.3d 1067, 1072 496 F.3d 419, 428 417 F. Supp. 697, 702 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 1101(e)