Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 1291 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 411 U.S. 475 418 U.S. 539 493 U.S. 342 512 U.S. 477 515 U.S. 389, 400 520 U.S. 641, 643-646 544 U.S. 74, 76-82 Circuit Courts 640 F.2d 239, 241 79 F.3d 951 120 F.3d 1023 192 F.3d 1188, 1198-1199 215 F.3d 1039, 1042 217 F.3d 761, 768 235 F.3d 1173, 1178 258 F.3d 1117 270 F.3d 852, 856 312 F.3d 1148 334 F.3d 850 362 F.3d 1241, 1245 366 F.3d 1058, 1062 394 F.3d 689 428 F. Supp. 2d 1064, 1078 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 609(b)