Whether Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals misapplied federal law

QUESTION PRESENTED I. ; WHETHER ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS MISAPPLIED FEDERAL ; LAW WHEN DECIDING MERITS OF FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIMS WITHOUT GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY FIRST WHERE SUCH DECISION NOT ONLY RAN AFOUL OF THE JURISDICTIONAL PREREQUISITES OF 28 U.S.C. §2253, BUT VIOLATED THE DICTATES OF MILLER V. COCKRELL 123 S. CT 1029 (2003) AND SLACK V. MCDANIEL 120 S. CT 1595 (2000) Il. WHETHER ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SHOULD HAVE GRANTED CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AS TO THE CLAIMS RAISED WHERE PETITIONER MADE A SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING OF THE DENIAL OF A FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 28 U.S.C. §2253. . ii