Justin Panus v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

1- Whether Petitioner was entitled to a Certificate of Appealability on the grounds that the lower court failed to conduct an "Unreasonable Determination" analysis on Petitioner's claims.

1. Whether a petitioner must "reprise" in his CO A pleadings the substantive claims that he raised in his 2254 application at risk that those claims be abandoned; and if so, did Petitioner satisfy this requirement.

2. Whether Petitioner was entitled to a Certificate of Appealability on the question of whether the State 's findings were entitled to deference or a presumption of correctness when there is no state­ level mechanism that provides a meaningful opportunity to respond to counsel's affidavit. 4 . Whether Petitioner was entitled to a certificate of Appealability on the question of whether the AEDPA entitled the State Court 's findings to double deference when the State Court fails to engage with critical evidence in rendering its factual findings. — I a.