Question No. I
Where the Petitioner-Appellant's case presented a substantial showing of a denial of a constitutional right, and where the issues presented were debatable amongst jurists of reason, should the Sixth Circuit have granted a certificate of appealability?

Question No. II
Where the decision of the state court resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States, does the district court err by denying Petitioner-Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus?

Where the case presented a substantial showing of a denial of a constitutional right, and where the issues presented were debatable amongst jurists of reason, should the Sixth Circuit have granted a certificate of appealability?; Where the decision of the state court resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States, does the district court err by denying the petition for writ of habeas corpus?