Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2) Supreme Court 376 U.S. 575, 589 435 U.S. 475, 484-488 446 U.S. 335, 348-350 461 U.S. 1 466 U.S. 668 529 U.S. 362, 405-406 535 U.S. 162, 168-176 538 U.S. 63, 75 Circuit Courts 621 F.2d 994, 998 869 F.2d 1247, 1252 874 F.2d 525, 527-528 992 F.2d 64, 65-66 76 F.3d 1087, 1098-1099 250 F.3d 1223, 1231-1233 291 F.3d 201, 212 360 F.3d 1044, 1055 391 F.3d 989, 997-1000 393 F.3d 943, 986 408 F.3d 1166, 1170-1171 431 F.3d 1158, 1167-1184 458 F.3d 860 492 F.3d 1026, 1029-1030 503 F.3d 903, 909 528 F.3d 624, 651