Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(6) 18 U.S.C. § 1151 18 U.S.C. § 1153 28 U.S.C. § 2255 28 U.S.C. § 2255(c)(1)(B) Supreme Court 466 U.S. 668, 687-694 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 327 542 U.S. 296 543 U.S. 220 Circuit Courts 875 F.2d 789, 791 23 F.3d 287, 290-291 23 F.3d 292, 299 38 F.3d 1144, 1147 172 F.3d 753 225 F.3d 1187, 1197 293 F.3d 1213, 1216 444 F.3d 1230 447 F.3d 792, 796 468 F.3d 684, 689 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)