Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 397 U.S. 759, 771 458 U.S. 782 466 U.S. 668 470 U.S. 564, 573-574 476 U.S. 162, 181 477 U.S. 168 483 U.S. 776 508 U.S. 602 521 U.S. 320, 327 529 U.S. 362, 393-399 536 U.S. 584 537 U.S. 19, 22-26 539 U.S. 510 541 U.S. 77, 80-81 542 U.S. 348, 358 545 U.S. 374, 387-393 Circuit Courts 716 F.2d 576, 581 758 F.2d 226, 248 855 F.2d 631, 637 970 F.2d 614, 619 52 F.3d 1465, 1472 59 F.3d 815, 836 64 F.3d 1373, 1384 104 F.3d 1137, 1141 112 F.3d 1040, 1044 114 F.3d 1002, 1010 114 F.3d 1484, 1494 129 F.3d 1027, 1033-1050 137 F.3d 1404, 1408-1420 140 F.3d 1263, 1270 163 F.3d 1073, 1079 165 F.3d 1223, 1227 189 F.3d 1004, 1008-1013 235 F.3d 422, 427 270 F.3d 915, 927-931 279 F.3d 825, 835-843 279 F.3d 846 280 F.3d 1247, 1254-1257 299 F.3d 796, 799 301 F.3d 1054, 1067 316 F.3d 1079 358 F.3d 560, 583 366 F.3d 823, 851 384 F.3d 567 395 F.3d 979 427 F.3d 623, 630-643 428 F.3d 1181, 1204 458 F.3d 892, 900 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 35