Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) Supreme Court 168 U.S. 632, 639 273 U.S. 593, 602 295 U.S. 78, 82 361 U.S. 212, 217 404 U.S. 519, 520 471 U.S. 130, 136 502 U.S. 62, 67 537 U.S. 322, 336 Circuit Courts 916 F.2d 595, 598 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 58 F.3d 1447, 1464 515 F.3d 1097, 1126 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)