1. Whether the 4th Circuit exceeded the limited scope of the
COA analysis which was an error, albeit Petitioner met the
requirement showing of denial of a constitutional right and under
28 U.S.C. §2253(c)(2)?

2. Whether Petitioner was denied his Sixth Amendment right to
effective assistance of counsel when his attorney permitted him to
be tried in prison clothes, in spite of the state trial court
warnings?

3. Whether Petitioner was denied his Sixth Amendment right to
effective assistance of counsel when his attorney impeached him
with inadmissible prior convictions which prejudiced the defense?

Whether the 4th Circuit exceeded the limited scope of the COA analysis