Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1) Supreme Court 386 U.S. 18, 87 397 U.S. 337, 390 414 U.S. 17, 20 420 U.S. 162 482 U.S. 730, 745 506 U.S. 803 507 U.S. 619 521 U.S. 320 541 U.S. 36, 124 Circuit Courts 665 F.2d 616 765 F.2d 983 101 F.3d 1565, 1575 145 F.3d 1249 147 F.3d 1316, 1317 176 F.3d 1096, 1097 193 F.3d 1327, 1332 204 F.3d 1069, 1072 224 F.3d 1251 240 F.3d 907, 918 271 F.3d 1025, 1028 317 F.3d 1245, 1252 321 F.3d 1304, 1312 335 F.3d 1303 339 F.3d 1247, 1273 344 F.3d 1313 366 F.3d 1253, 1267 389 F.3d 1149, 1154 432 F.3d 1292, 1302 483 F.3d 1281, 1289 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 22(b)(1) Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 804(b)(6)