Whether the Eleventh Circuit's rule on certificates of appealability conflicts with Supreme Court precedent

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether the Eleventh Circuit’s rule that a certificate of appealability cannot be granted where an issue is foreclosed by circuit precedent conflicts with Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2008), and Buck v. Davis, 580 U.S. ___, 187 S. Ct. 759 (2017), as well as decisions of the Third, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits holding that a split in the circuits warrants a COA. 2. Whether a general verdict that was obtained in reliance on the unconstitutionally vague residual clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) may be sustained based on the reviewing court’s finding that the jury also relied on a valid basis to convict. i INTERESTED PARTIES Petitioner submits that there are no