Did the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals sidestep [the COA] process in Petitioner Babubhai Patel's COA Application by first deciding the merits of an appeal, and then justifying its denial of a COA based on its adjudication of the actual merits, it is in essence deciding an appeal without jurisdiction, thus did the Sixth Circuit violate U.S. Supreme Court precedents in Buck v. Davis, 137 S. Ct-s 759 (2017); and Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537. U.S. 322 9 336-37 .(200); and a C.O.A. should issue as Patel met his burden as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (c) (2) 7 (1).

Did the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals sidestep the COA process in Petitioner Babubhai Patel's COA Application