WHETHER THE FIFTH CIRCUIT APPLIED THE CORRECT LEGAL STANDARD WHEN DENIED AVILA'S COA IN THE CLAIM THAT HE RECEIVED INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL BASED ON FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE HIS MEDICAL HISTORY AND TO MOVE FOR AN EXAMINATION OF HIS COMPETENCE TO WAIVE COUNSEL.

Whether the First Amendment prohibits the government from requiring individuals to engage in speech that violates their sincerely held religious beliefs