Whether the court of appeals erred in denying petitioner's application for a certificate of appealability

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the court of appeals erred‘in denyirig for a certificate of appealability to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to vacate his 360 moriths’ ‘sentence under.28.U.S.C. 2255(a);.when intervening that petitioner’s 360 months’ sentence was imposed inerror.. 9° i835 0. II. Whether trial counsel adequately failed to argue the lower penalty provisions under The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA), Pub. L. No. 111-220, 124 Stat.2372, Dorsey v. United States, 32 S. Ct. 2321 (2012). JII. Whether trial counsel failed to argue Kimbrough v. United States, 128 S. Ct. 558, 566° (2007) and Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007) which offers crucial guidance on the extent of sentencing courts' discretion to deviate from the advisory Sentencing Guideline articulated in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). | ; . so ys & PARTIES:TO THE PROCEEDING |. : |. , The parties-to the-proceeding are Petitioner Ron Collins and Respondent: United States of America. All parties appear in the caption of the case.on the cover page. -2tssne 0 ii _ .* a. TABLE OF:CONTENTS.. : = . Pages